Follicular mucinosis: an important differential diagnosis of leprosy in an endemic area

• Main Authors: Danielle Cristine Westphal (Author), Silmara Navarro Pennini (Author), Petra Pereira de Souza (Author), Gustavo Ávila Maquiné (Author), Antônio Pedro Mendes Schettini (Author), Mônica Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Primary follicular mucinosis is a rare dermatosis characterized by the accumulation of mucin in the follicular epithelium and sebaceous glands. Clinically, it is characterized by the presence of papules or well-circumscribed and infiltrated plaques. In this paper, we report the case of a fe...