Self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1984 Aug;11(2 Pt 2):327-32. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(84)70167-8.

Abstract

A case of self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis is presented. It demonstrates typical features of the disease: early age of onset, infiltrated plaque lesions of the head and torso, nodules of the face and periarticular regions, rapid onset accompanied by inflammatory phenomena, and spontaneous resolution over a few months. Skin biopsy showed the deposition of the mucin, hyaluronic acid, mainly in the upper reticular dermis, and a mild increase in fibroblasts and mast cells. Results of studies of B and T lymphocytes were normal. Although three cases have been reported in Europe, to our knowledge this is the first reported case in the English-language literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Dermatitis / pathology*
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hyaluronic Acid / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mucins / metabolism*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Wound Healing*

Substances

  • Mucins
  • Hyaluronic Acid