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Revision as of 17:59, 26 September 2014
| Reticular erythematous mucinosis | |
| ICD-10 | L98.5 (ILDS L98.540) |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM) — also known as Midline mucinosis,[1] Plaque-like cutaneous mucinosis,[2] and REM syndrome[2] — is a skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides. It is a disease that tends to affect women in the third and fourth decades of life.[2]:187
Diagnosis
Physical Examination
Skin
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Reticular erythematous mucinosis. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
![Reticular erythematous mucinosis. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Reticular_erythematous_mucinosis01.jpg)
See also
References
- ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ "Dermatology Atlas".
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