Mucinous Nevus.
- Author:
Min Young LEE
1
;
Ji Yeon BYUN
;
Hae Young CHOI
;
You Won CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Cutaneous; Mucin; Nevus
- MeSH: Adult; Connective Tissue; Dermis; Humans; Male; Mucinoses; Mucins*; Nevus*
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2018;30(4):465-467
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Mucinous nevus is an uncommon entity classified as either a cutaneous mucinosis or a connective tissue nevus. The condition presents as grouped papules and coalescent plaques growing in a unilateral or zosteriform manner. The key histopathological feature is a band-like deposition of mucin in the superficial dermis. A 34-year-old male presented with grouped gray-brown papules and confluent plaques exhibiting a zosteriform distribution on the right side of the lower back. The lesions had commenced in childhood. Histological examination revealed mucin deposition in the papillary dermis. Thus, we diagnosed a mucinous nevus. To date, only a few reports of such nevi have been reported in the literature. Therefore we report a rare case of mucinous nevus.
