Follicular mucinosis on the forehead of a 15-year-old girl

• Authors: Piotr Brzeziński , Anca Chiriac
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Follicular mucinosis is a rare dermatosis characterized by accumulation of mucin in the follicular epithelium and sebaceous glands. Clinically, it is characterized by the presence of papules or well-circumscribed and infiltrative plaques. In this paper, we report a case of a 15-year-old girl, in which an asymptomatic, erythematous and infiltrative plaque evolved within a few weeks in the forehead region. There was no regression of the lesion with the use of topical glucocorticosteroids and isotretinoinum for 30 days.

Keywords

EN

alopecia mucinosa; follicular mucinosis; lymphoma; paraneoplastic syndrome; skin diseases

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Medical Education
• Journal: OncoReview
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 3
• Pages: A122-124

Contributors

author

Piotr Brzeziński

• Military Ambulatory, 6th Military Support Unit, Ustka, Poland

author

Anca Chiriac

• Dermato-Physiology Department, Apollonia University , Iasi, Romania; Department of Dermatology, Nicolina Medical Center, Iasi, Romania

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• Document Type: article