Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Papular mucinosis (also known as scleromyxedema, [1] [2] "generalized lichen myxedematosus" and "sclerodermoid lichen myxedematosus") is a rare skin disease. Localized and disseminated cases are called papular mucinosis or lichen myxedematosus while generalized, confluent papular forms with sclerosis are called scleromyxedema.
Localized lichen myxedematosus is a group of skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides, a disease for which there is no treatment. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] See also
Localized lichen myxedematosus; Discrete papular lichen myxedematosus; Acral persistent papular mucinosis; Self-healing papular mucinosis; Self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis; Papular mucinosis of infancy; Atypical lichen myxedematosus; Atypical tuberous myxedema
Nodular lichen myxedematosus is a subtype of localized lichen myxedematosus that does not have thyroid disease or monoclonal gammopathy, and is characterized by papular or nodular and plaque eruptions. [2]
Acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM) is a rare form of lichen myxedematosus.It is characterized by small papules on the backs of the hands, wrists, and extensor aspects of the distal forearms, with no further clinical or laboratory indications.
Numerous therapies have been attempted, with varying degrees of success, such as dermabrasion, CO2 laser, intralesional injections of corticosteroids or hyaluronidase, oral retinoids, psoralen ultraviolet A, and pimecrolimus. [5]
Pretibial myxedema is almost always preceded by the ocular signs found in Graves' disease. [3] It usually presents itself as a waxy, discolored induration of the skin—classically described as having a so-called peau d'orange (orange peel) appearance—on the anterior aspect of the lower legs, spreading to the dorsum of the feet, or as a non-localised, non-pitting edema of the skin in the ...
Myxedema (British English: myxoedema) is a term used synonymously with severe hypothyroidism. However, the term is also used to describe a dermatological change that can occur in hypothyroidism and (rare) paradoxical cases of hyperthyroidism .