Focal mucinosis of the upper aerodigestive tract in children.
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.
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Department of Pathology, St Louis University School of Medicine, MO.
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Sotelo-Avila
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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
D009077:Mucins