Self-healing papular mucinosis

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.^[1]^:185 The juvenile variant is also called self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis.^[1]^:185^[2]

References

1 2 James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.

Mucinosis/Lichen myxedematosus (L98.5, 701.8)

Localized lichen myxedematosus	Discrete papular lichen myxedematosus Acral persistent papular mucinosis Self-healing papular mucinosis/Self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis Papular mucinosis of infancy Atypical lichen myxedematosus Atypical tuberous myxedema Nodular lichen myxedematosus

Other primary mucinoses	Cutaneous focal mucinosis Cutaneous lupus mucinosis Eccrine mucinosis Alopecia mucinosa Perifollicular mucinosis Stiff skin syndrome Generalized lichen myxedematosus

Secondary mucinoses	Basal-cell carcinoma Granuloma annulare

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Self-healing papular mucinosis

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