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Focal mucinosis: clinical and histological features of an unusual condition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Ann-Louise McDermott ,
Chandrani Biswas ,
Kate Morgan  and
Nicholas J. Kay
Ann-Louise McDermott
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK.
Chandrani Biswas
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK.
Kate Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK.
Nicholas J. Kay
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK.
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Abstract

Mucinoses constitute a diverse group of disorders that have in common the deposition of basophilic, finely granular and stringy material in the connective tissues of the dermis (known as dermal mucinoses); this also can occur in the hair follicles (follicular mucinoses) and finally in the epidermis (epithelial mucinoses). We present the clinical and histological findings of a case of focal mucinosis in a 76-year-old man who was otherwise fit and healthy. A literature review revealed a sparse number of such cases none of which was reported in the ENT literature. Focal cutaneous mucinosis is a benign condition but the authors believe it isof local and systemic interest to the Otolaryngologist as an addition to his or her armentariumof diagnoses.

Keywords

MucinosisNasal Cavity
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 5 , May 2003 , pp. 408 - 409
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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