title: Reticular erythematous mucinosis on the midline of the back.
abstract: We report the case of a 51-year-old man who presented with reticular macular erythema and erythematous plaques on the midline of the back of 10 years' duration that seemed to worsen on exposure to sunlight. Based on the clinical and histopathologic findings, a diagnosis of reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM) was made. The patient was treated with hydroxychloroquine 400 mg daily and the lesions resolved by the end of the second week of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Halaskargazi St, Şişli, 34377 Istanbul, Turkey. aslikucukunal@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kucukunal
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altunay
authors.forename: Gulsen T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Sezgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarikaya
authors.forename: Damlanur
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sakiz
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001415:Back; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine