2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2006.04.001
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Lichen Myxedematosus (Papular Mucinosis): New Concepts and Perspectives for an Old Disease

Abstract: Lichen myxedematosus (LM) is an idiopathic cutaneous mucinosis; its classification dates back to 1953, when Montgomery and Underwood distinguished 4 types of LM. In the literature, the terms LM, papular mucinosis, and scleromyxedema often have been used indiscriminately as synonyms, but most reported cases of LM or papular mucinosis without indication of the subtype appear in fact to be cases of scleromyxedema. Actually, LM includes 2 clinicopathologic subsets: a generalized papular and sclerodermoid form (the… Show more

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“…However, it is a rare entity of unknown etiology. [5,6] Moreover, the patient was a smoker and the angiographyconfirmed peripheral vascular disease aggravated his leg ulcers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…However, it is a rare entity of unknown etiology. [5,6] Moreover, the patient was a smoker and the angiographyconfirmed peripheral vascular disease aggravated his leg ulcers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Th e localized papular subtype was further subdivided into acral persistent papular mucinosis, papular mucinosis of infancy, selfhealing papular mucinosis and a discrete papular or nodular form [2][3][4][5] . We classifi ed our patient as the discrete papular form.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nadiren, ürtikeryel, nodüler hatta annüler lezyonlar görülebilir. Mukoza ve saçlı deri tutulumu yoktur 2 . Hastalığın ilerlemesiyle deride skleroderma benzeri kalınlaşma, tahta gibi sertleşme ve hiperpigmentasyon oluşur.…”
Section: Sklerömiksödemunclassified