Acral papular mucinosis: a new case of this rare entity



Document title: Acral papular mucinosis: a new case of this rare entity
Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000405589
ISSN: 0365-0596
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Hospital General de Villarrobledo, Villarrobledo, Albacete. España
2Complejo Universitario Hospitalario de Albacete, Castilla la Mancha, Albacete. España
Year:
Season: Sep-Oct
Volumen: 91
Number: 5
Pages: 111-113
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico
English abstract Acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM) is a rare subtype of localized lichen myxedematosus. It consists of small papules localized exclusively on the back of the hands, wrists and extensor aspects of distal forearms with no other clinical or laboratory manifestations. The lesions tend to persist and may increase slowly in number. Histologically, hematoxylin-eosin and Alcian blue staining demonstrate mucin accumulation in the upper reticular dermis with separation of collagen fibers as a result of hyaluronic acid deposition. Treatment is rarely necessary due to the absence of symptoms. We present a 27-year-old healthy woman with asymptomatic papules on her upper extremities, which adequately meet clinical and pathological criteria of acral papular mucinosis
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Dermatología,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Mucinosis,
Escleromixedema
Keyword: Medicine,
Dermatology,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Mucinosis,
Scleromyxedema
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