Localized Follicular Mucinosis in a Child Treated Successfully with Pimecrolimus and Targeted Phototherapy

Follicular mucinosis (FM)/alopecia mucinosa is not commonly seen in children. There are a limited number of case reports, and its prognosis and long-term outcome are unpredictable. We describe a case of FM in a 3-year-old child, which was confirmed on histopathology. The lesion resolved with topical...

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Autores principales: Mutalik, Sharad, Nikam, Balkrishna, Salunke, Tejaswini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2022
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Single Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9082154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35611181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000523915
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Sumario:Follicular mucinosis (FM)/alopecia mucinosa is not commonly seen in children. There are a limited number of case reports, and its prognosis and long-term outcome are unpredictable. We describe a case of FM in a 3-year-old child, which was confirmed on histopathology. The lesion resolved with topical pimecrolimus cream and targeted phototherapy with an excimer lamp and has not recurred.

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