Mucin bei Hauterkrankung

Abstract

K. Josef, 20 Jahre alt. Vor 9 Monaten Beginn der Erkrankung an der Beugeflgehe des reehten Oberschenkels, Hinaulziehen zur rechten Glut~ialhiilfte, Ubergreifen auf die linke Ges~iBhiilfte; allm~hlich kamen ~hnliche Herde an den Oberarmen, Unterschenkeln, im Gesicht und Hals hinzu. Ein Herd mit Carbolwasser behandelt, Reizung mehrerer Herde nach Art eines Ekzems.

Alopecia Mucinosa (Follicular Mucinosis)

“…The cases described in the present paper differ from those previously reported in the very strong tendency to the development of pyodermic elements. Kreibich (1926) noted that his patient tended to develop foUiculitis and furuncles, but thought this unconnected with the condition he was describing. The initial lesion in the case reported by Worringer, Chapuis and Bouteille (1959) was considered to be a furuncle by the patient's practitioner.…”

Alopecia mucinosa or follicular mucinosis – the problem is terminology!

“…The term ‘alopecia mucinosa’, introduced by Pinkus, 1 in 1957, for a condition that had been recognized decades before, 2,3 was given the designation ‘follicular mucinosis’ by Jablonska et al 4 in 1959. Since then, the terms ‘alopecia mucinosa’ and ‘follicular mucinosis’ have been used interchangeably, despite the fact that some students of the subject objected, stating that ‘follicular mucinosis’ is a pattern of epithelium, and not a specific disease 5…”

Alopecia Mucinosa

“…Earlier reports by Kreibich (1926) and Lehner and Szodway (1939) may have been, in retrospect, examples of this dis order. Pinkus described this dermatosis as erythem atous, slightly raised plaques, w ith loss of hair in the involved sites.…”