title: Papulonodular dermal mucinosis in lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We report two cases of lupus erythematosus (LE) in which a truncal papulonodular eruption predominated. Histologically the lesions were characterized by diffuse dermal mucin without the usual inflammatory or epidermal changes of LE. It is uncommon in LE for dermal mucin to be present in a sufficient quantity to produce a papulonodular eruption in the absence of typical epidermal changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rapini
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Golitz
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins