title: Self-healing papular mucinosis in an adult.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Sperber
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allee
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000507:Mucinosis, Follicular / Q000473:pathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous