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. 2009 Oct;34(7):804-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03000.x. Epub 2008 Dec 9.

Congenital cutaneous mucinosis with spontaneous regression: an atypical cutaneous mucinosis of infancy?

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Congenital cutaneous mucinosis with spontaneous regression: an atypical cutaneous mucinosis of infancy?

C-W Chen et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

The nomenclature and classification of cutaneous mucinosis is quite complex. An updated classification of idiopathic cutaneous mucinosis (lichen myxoedematosus), included three clinicopathological subsets: a generalized papular and sclerodermoid form, a localized papular form, and an atypical or intermediate form. Cutaneous mucinosis occurring in infancy is very rare. We report a 7-month-old boy with a history of multiple opalescent papules over his fingers and toes since birth. The lesions spontaneously regressed and became indiscernible after 5 years of clinical follow-up. The condition was similar to cutaneous mucinosis of infancy but was also unique because of its spontaneous regression and acral location.

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