Open AccessAlopecia mucinosa: A case report
Author(s) -
Silby Jacob,
Radhamony Meenakshi,
N. Najad,
George Kurien
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of skin and sexually transmitted diseases./journal of skin and sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2994-6026
pISSN - 2582-3175
DOI - 10.25259/jsstd_44_2019
Subject(s) - mucin , pathology , medicine , dermatology , hair follicle , glycosaminoglycan , follicular phase , mucinosis , hair disease , outer root sheath , anatomy , immunohistochemistry
Alopecia mucinosa, also called follicular mucinosis, is a rare inflammatory disease affecting the pilosebaceous units in the skin. It presents clinically as follicular papules with or without erythematous scaly plaques and evident hair loss in the absence of other conditions causing alopecia. Histologically, it presents as a deposition of mucopolysaccharides (mucin) within the outer root sheath and sebaceous glands. We present here a case of alopecia mucinosa in a 26-year-old male.