Self-healing papular mucinosis in an adult.
Papular mucinosis is a rare, idiopathic cutaneous mucinosis that is typically chronic and progressively severe. We present a case of a 59-year-old woman with a 6-month history of a dramatic papular eruption on her face and neck, with no associated internal organ involvement. A biopsy specimen demonstrated increased dermal mucin with associated plump fibroblasts, consistent with a diagnosis of papular mucinosis. Multiple therapeutic interventions were unsuccessful, and after 2 years the lesions resolved spontaneously without treatment. During the following 3 years, the patient has had no recurrence of disease.
Sperber
Brian R
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Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Allee
Julie
J
James
William D
WD
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000507:Mucinosis, Follicular / Q000473:pathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous