title: Focal mucinosis of the upper aerodigestive tract in children.
abstract: Cutaneous mucinosis is an uncommon lesion characterized by mucin accumulation in the dermis. Rarely, mucinosis may arise in the oral cavity; reported cases have been observed in patients older than 16 years. We identified two children younger than 5 years of age with focal mucinosis of the upper aerodigestive tract. A 3-year-old boy had been intubated at age 2 months, suffered from recurrent respiratory infections, and developed mucinosis of the larynx, a previously unreported site for this unusual lesion. The second patient, a 4-year-old girl with a cleft palate, developed palatine mucinosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, St Louis University School of Medicine, MO.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gnepp
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vogler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sotelo-Avila
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Kielmovitch
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009077:Mucins
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins