Alopecia Mucinosa: A Series of Cases Over Seven Years

    October 1957 in “ A M A Archives of Dermatology ”
    Hermann Pinkus
    TLDR Alopecia mucinosa is a challenging condition with unclear diagnosis and treatment.
    The document discusses a series of cases of alopecia mucinosa, collected over seven years, characterized by inflammatory plaques with alopecia and root-sheath mucinosis. The first case involved a 29-year-old man with a red, scaly plaque above his right eyebrow, leading to hair loss. Despite treatment with sulfur and salicylic acid ointment, there was no improvement, and the lesion was not caused by fungi. The biopsy revealed unusual histological changes, but no definitive diagnosis was made. The paper aims to stimulate discussion and further understanding of the disease process and its histological basis.
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