Papular Mucinosis in a Renal Transplantation Recipient.
10.4285/jkstn.2014.28.4.236
- Author:
Jae Keun PARK
1
;
Mi Yeon YU
;
Gunwoo KOO
;
Joo Hee KWAK
;
Jung Hoon LEE
;
In Sub JUNG
;
Hyunwoo OH
;
Joon Sung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sjpjoon@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Papularmucinosis;
Kidney transplantation;
Cyclosporine
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cyclosporine;
Forehead;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation*;
Male;
Mucins;
Pruritus;
Scleromyxedema*;
Sensation;
Skin
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2014;28(4):236-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papular mucinosis (PM, scleromyxoedema) is a rare dermatologic disease. It is histologically characterized by a focal dermal deposit of mucin within the skin. Although PM is accepted as an idiopathic disease in most cases, some authors argued that it may be a cutaneous manifestation of a systemic disease. Here, we describe a 68-year-old male kidney transplantation recipient with a complaint of intractable itching sensation on the forehead. We diagnosed the skin lesions as PM, which were improved after cyclosporine dose reduction.
