Papular mucinosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Cutaneous mucin deposition occurs both as an isolated phenomenon and in patients with various systemic disorders. Among these are endocrinopathies (eg, hypo- and hyperthyroidism), malignancy (mycosis fungoides), connective tissue disorders (lupus erythematosus), and infectious diseases (scleredema associated with upper respiratory tract infection). We present a case of papular mucinosis in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. This case represents the third report of these disorders coexisting.
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Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Brooklyn 11203, USA.
Lynfield
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Heilman
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology