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Cutaneous Mucinoses


Authors: L. Pock
Authors‘ workplace: Dermatohistopatologická laboratoř, Praha Vedoucí doc. MUDr. Lumír Pock, CSc. 8
Published in: Čes-slov Derm, 81, 2006, No. 6, p. 313-325
Category: Reviews (Continuing Medical Education)

Overview

Cutaneous mucinoses are heterogenous group of diseases characterized by the presence of abnormal amount of mucin in the skin. Mucin is physiologically produced by keratinocytes and fibroblasts in a small amount, pathologically it is present in various diseases. Cutaneous mucinoses are divided in a group of primary diseases where the mucin deposits represent the major histopathological sign and secondary diseases where they represent only minor finding. Paper reviews the primary mucinoses considering their clinical, histopathological, differential diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic features.

Key words:
mucin – mucinoses – classification – clinical picture – histopathology – therapy


Labels
Dermatology & STDs Paediatric dermatology & STDs
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