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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is follicular mucinosis?
This is an uncommon condition where there are bald patches and spots/patches/papules (small raised areas) on the skin around hair follicles. This often involves the skin of the face, neck or scalp, but can occur anywhere. Mucin, a family of proteins, is deposited in one of the skin layers, but the exact mechanism of this condition is unknown. Variants of this condition can occur in children, young adults and older adults.
Symptoms of follicular mucinosis
Hair loss
Questions your doctor may ask to check for follicular mucinosis
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose follicular mucinosis
Have you felt that you are losing more hair recently?
Treatment for follicular mucinosis
There are no specific treatments and the condition usually improves by itself within 2 years. Medications like corticosteroids and antibiotics have been used to mixed success, as well as radiation or phototherapy.
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References
Khalil J, Kurban M, Abbas O. Follicular mucinosis: a review. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Feb;60(2):159-165. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15165. Epub 2020 Sep 2. PMID: 32880923.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijd.15165
Valdivielso-Ramos M, Alonso S, Sanchez B, Carrascosa R, Galiano S, Silvente C, de la Cueva P. Primary follicular mucinosis in childhood. Int J Dermatol. 2021 May;60(5):e197-e199. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15309. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PMID: 33166091.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijd.15309
Geller S, Gomez CJ, Myskowski PL, Pulitzer M. Follicular mucinosis in patients with hematologic malignancies other than mycosis fungoides: A clinicopathologic study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jun;80(6):1704-1711. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.01.062. Epub 2019 Feb 1. PMID: 30716405; PMCID: PMC6526060.
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(19)30173-2/fulltext
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (GP / Family doctor)
Dr Patel graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She worked in clinical research at the University of Illinois in Chicago and University of Nevada in Las Vegas focused on culturally adapted health interventions for preventive medicine in the community setting. Received her Master's of Science in Global Health (concentration in Health Policy) from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. Unnati went on to complete her family medicine residency in Chicago, Illinois at Norwegian American Hospital. | | She is currently working as a primary care physician in the city of Chicago and completing her Master's of Business Administration at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Fellowship in Leadership in Value-Based Care.
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
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