Acral persistent papular mucinosis: A rare variant of cutaneous mucinosis

Authors

  • Arfan ul Bari
  • Muhammad Rashid
  • Simeen ber Rahman

Keywords:

Papular mucinosis, acral persistent papular mucinosis, scleromyxedema, lichen myxedematosus

Abstract

Acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM) is a distinctive form of dermal mucinosis notassociated with systemic diseases. We report such a case in a sixty years old male whopresented with few small papular lesions

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Published

2017-01-03

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Bari A ul, Rashid M, Rahman S ber. Acral persistent papular mucinosis: A rare variant of cutaneous mucinosis. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2017Jan.3 [cited 2024Nov.8];14(4):253-5. Available from: http://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/832

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