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. 2020 Sep 28;12(1):172-173.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_64_20. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb.

Pediatric Follicular Mucinosis: A Report of Two Cases

Mariana Esteves  1 , Ana Nogueira  1 , Filomena Azevedo  1 , Alberto Mota  1
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Pediatric Follicular Mucinosis: A Report of Two Cases

Mariana Esteves et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Well-circumscribed, desquamative, erythematous nummular plaque on the left zygomatic region, with perifollicular hyperkeratosis. (b) Desquamative, alopecic plaque on the upper lip, with superimposed erythematous follicular papules
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Histopathological analysis (patient 1) revealed several dilated hair follicles with infundibular vacuolar degeneration and a dense perifollicular and perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate (hematoxylin and eosin, ×100). (b) Alcian blue staining disclosed mucin deposition in and around hair follicles (×100)
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