Acral persistent papular mucinosis: A rare variant of cutaneous mucinosis
Keywords:
Papular mucinosis, acral persistent papular mucinosis, scleromyxedema, lichen myxedematosusAbstract
Acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM) is a distinctive form of dermal mucinosis notassociated with systemic diseases. We report such a case in a sixty years old male whopresented with few small papular lesionsReferences
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