A Case of Guttate Morphea with Secondary Cutaneous Mucinosis.
- Author:
You Chan KIM
;
Soo Il CHUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cuttate morphea;
Secondary mucinosis
- MeSH:
Dermatomyositis;
Dermis;
Dronabinol;
Mucinoses*;
Mucins;
Scleroderma, Localized*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1997;35(1):165-168
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The cutaneous mucinose are a group of connective disorders characterized by the deposition of mucin in the dermis. Thc disease may be a primary (metabolic) or secondary (catabolic). Secondary mucinosis is common in lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis but rare in morphea. We report a case of guttate morphea with secondary cutaneous mucinosis.
