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Case Number : Case 1615 - 2 September Posted By: Guest

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M20. Eczematous changes in skin 7 years. Symmetrical & flexural but also folliculocentric. Predominantly folliculocentric in antecubital and popliteal fossae and trunk. No facial changes. ?follicular atopic eczema.

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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Follicular mucinosis.
Do not see sufficient evidence of follicular MF, may be it is just primary follicular mucinosis. Will like to take biopsies from different lesions to be sure.

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vincenzo polizzi

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I'm thinking of a secondary follicular mucinosis, developing in atopic dermatitis.

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Guest Michelle Liang

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Follicular mucinosis which can be primary or secondary to CTCL. I would be concerned of underlying CTCL given its multicentricity and his age (no longer a child).

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Sasi Attili

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Interesting. There is mild acanthosis associated with compact hyperkeratosis alternating with orthokeratosis. Mild epidermal spongiosis is also evident, associated with a mild-moderate perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate in the upper dermis. There is obviously a follicular spongiosis with lymphocyte exocytosis and follicular mucin. However the lymphocytes aren't atypical. I think the mucin is secondary. I think this is just follicular mucinosis on the background of chronic atopic dermatitis. 

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Dr. Richard Carr

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The histology does indeed show mild compact hyperkeratosis, mild acanthosis, a lack of epidermal spongiosis, prominent follicular mucinosis with exocytosis of some mildly convoluted lymphocytes.  The cells in the epithelium were positive for CD3, CD5 and mainly CD4 (compared with CD8) with some loss of CD2 and CD7. Gene re-arrangement studies were weakly polyclonal for TRG and non-amplifying for TRB studies. We are suspicious that this will be a case of secondary follicular mucinosis to CTCL/mycosis fungoides rather than idiopathic but follow-up will be required for a final conclusion. Thank you to Werner Kempf and Hesham El-Daly who were consulted on this case and the latter for arranging additional studies.  Dr Kempf indicated that there was a report that oral minocycline can be effective in idiopathic follicular mucinosis.

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