Alopecia mucinosa: A case report
Silby Jacob, Radhamony Meenakshi, N. Najad, George Kurien
Abstract
Alopecia mucinosa, also called follicular mucinosis, is a rare inflammatory disease affecting the pilosebaceous units in the skin. It presents clinically as follicular papules with or without erythematous scaly plaques and evident hair loss in the absence of other conditions causing alopecia. Histologically, it presents as a deposition of mucopolysaccharides (mucin) within the outer root sheath and sebaceous glands. We present here a case of alopecia mucinosa in a 26-year-old male.
Topics & Concepts
MucinPathologyMedicineDermatologyHair follicleGlycosaminoglycanFollicular phaseMucinosisHair diseaseOuter root sheathAnatomyImmunohistochemistryInternal medicineCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchAutoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesVascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas