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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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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description 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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spelling pubmed-90821542022-05-23 Localized Follicular Mucinosis in a Child Treated Successfully with Pimecrolimus and Targeted Phototherapy Mutalik, Sharad Nikam, Balkrishna Salunke, Tejaswini Case Rep Dermatol Single Case 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. S. Karger AG 2022-04-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9082154/ /pubmed/35611181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000523915 Text en Copyright © 2022 by S. Karger AG, Basel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Localized Follicular Mucinosis in a Child Treated Successfully with Pimecrolimus and Targeted Phototherapy
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title_full Localized Follicular Mucinosis in a Child Treated Successfully with Pimecrolimus and Targeted Phototherapy
title_fullStr Localized Follicular Mucinosis in a Child Treated Successfully with Pimecrolimus and Targeted Phototherapy
title_full_unstemmed Localized Follicular Mucinosis in a Child Treated Successfully with Pimecrolimus and Targeted Phototherapy
title_short Localized Follicular Mucinosis in a Child Treated Successfully with Pimecrolimus and Targeted Phototherapy
title_sort localized follicular mucinosis in a child treated successfully with pimecrolimus and targeted phototherapy
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url 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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