title: Perforating cutaneous mucinosis.
abstract: A case is described in which a papulonodular eruption developed all over the body. Histologic examination of one of the lesions revealed the dermis to contain mucin (hyaluronic acid). In some areas there was perforation through the epidermis of the mucinous material.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins