Abstract
Papular mucinosis (scleromyxoedema) is an uncommon disorder characterized by generalized papular eruption and cuta neous induration, which may be associated with a variety of extracutaneous manifestations. Although scleroderma and papular mucinosis share many features, they are clinically and histologically distinct entities. We report here a patient with diffuse scleroderma who developed superimposed papular mucinosis. Degranulating mast cells were a prominent ultra- structural finding in the involved skin. The occurrence of scleroderma and papular mucinosis, two uncommon cutaneous indurative diseases, in the same patient has not been described previously.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 779-782 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Rheumatology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1992 |
Funding
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was supported in part by grant AR 01817 from the National Institutes of Health.
Keywords
- Cutaneous mucinosis
- Papular mucinosis
- Scleromyxoedema
- Systemic sclerosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Pharmacology (medical)