title: Treatment of primary follicular mucinosis with imiquimod 5% cream.
abstract: Follicular mucinosis can develop as a primary form or associated with other benign or malignant skin conditions. We present a case of primary follicular mucinosis in which complete clinical remission was achieved after treatment with topical imiquimod 5%. Primary follicular mucinosis (PFM), also called idiopathic alopecia mucinosa, is considered a distinct entity, the clinical course of which is usually benign, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. There is no standard treatment for PFM, and a wide variety of therapies have been described. There are no previous reports of treatment of PFM with imiquimod.
authors.affiliation: Departments of DermatologyPathology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ricardo M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Alonso de Celada
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feito Rodriguez
authors.forename: Lucero
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Noguera Morel
authors.forename: Maria Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Beato Merino
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Lucas Laguna
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D000077271:Imiquimod; D008297:Male; D000507:Mucinosis, Follicular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000077271:Imiquimod