Alopecia mucinosa | |
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Other names | Follicular mucinosis |
Specialty | Dermatology |
Alopecia mucinosa, also known as Follicular mucinosis, Mucinosis follicularis, Pinkus' follicular mucinosis, and Pinkus' follicular mucinosis–benign primary form, is a skin disorder that generally presents, but not exclusively, as erythematous plaques or flat patches without hair primarily on the scalp, neck and face.[1]: 649 [2]: 188 This can also be present on the body as a follicular mucinosis and may represent a systemic disease.[3][4]
Alopecia mucinosa is divided into three different variants, primary acute, primary chronic, and secondary alopecia mucinosa.[5]
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