Abstract

PLAZA, MG; D'AGOSTINO, AM; VERDI, MC  and  ZUSAETA, M. Follicular mucinosis: with regard to two cases. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2010, vol.91, n.2, pp.00-00. ISSN 1851-300X.

The injuries of Follicular mucinosis usually are located in head or more rarely to become general to neck, trunk and extremities. The histological findings are characterized by the reticular degeneration of the pilosebaceous follicle and the deposit of glicosaminoglicans (mucin). A case of generalized Follicular mucinosis in a patient of feminine sex of 35 years of age appears. The dermatological examination revealed manifold papules with predominance in later thorax erythematous region and hairy leather, accompanied by plates that were located in you fold and diffuse alopecia. The second case is a patient of feminine sex of 26 years of age. The dermatological examination erythematous plate with painful nodules to the palpation was observed. The necessity of clinical and histological pursuit stands out before the cutaneous possibility of transformation to lymphoma.

Keywords : Follicular mucinosis; Cutaneous lymphoma.