title: Successful treatment of primary progressive follicular mucinosis with interferons.
abstract: Follicular mucinosis is a primary idiopathic disease or a secondary, lymphoma-associated dermatosis. An effective standard therapy for the benign group is unknown. We describe a patient with primary benign disseminated progressive follicular mucinosis who was successfully treated with recombinant interferon alfa-2b and interferon-gamma. Interferons might act by down-regulation of activated inflammatory cells and/or by induction of enhanced elimination of extracellular mucin via increasing phagocytosis by macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Hamburg School of Medicine, FRG.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meissner
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Weyer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kowalzick
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Altenhoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D000507:Mucinosis, Follicular / Q000628:therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma