mucinosis

This can also present on the body as a follicular mucinosis and may represent a systemic disease.

Frequently, all three forms are regarded as papular mucinosis.

Another form, acral persistent papular mucinosis is regarded as a separate entity.

Papular mucinosis may be divided into several types or variants:

Papular mucinosis is chronic and may be progressive.

Papular mucinosis affects adults of both sexes equally and appears between ages 30 and 80.

Urticaria-like follicular mucinosis is a rare cutaneous disorder that occurs primarily in middle-aged men.

Cutaneous focal mucinosis is a skin condition characterized by a solitary nodule or papule.

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Self-healing papular mucinosis is a skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides, and may present in adult and juvenile forms.

Perifollicular mucinosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by mucinosis, and described in HIV-infected patients.

Localized and disseminated cases are called papular mucinosis or lichen myxedematosus while generalized, confluent papular forms with sclerosis are called scleromyxedema.

Papular mucinosis (also known as "Scleromyxedema," "Generalized lichen myxedematosus," and "Sclerodermoid lichen myxedematosus") is a rare skin disease.

Acral persistent papular mucinosis is a skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides, characterized by bilaterally symmetrical, flesh-colored papules localized to the hands and wrists.

Papular mucinosis of infancy (also known as "Cutaneous mucinosis of infancy") is a skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides, characterized by skin-colored or translucent papules.

Alopecia mucinosa (also known as "Follicular mucinosis," "Mucinosis follicularis,", "Pinkus' follicular mucinosis," and "Pinkus' follicular mucinosis-benign primary form") generally presents, but not exclusively, as erythematous plaques or flat patches without hair primarily on the scalp and face.