Classical lichen myxedematosus

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Classification according to ICD-10
L98.5 Mucinosis of the skin
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The Classic Lichen myxoedematosus is a skin disease. It is the most common form of localized lichen myxedematosus with lichen-like papules without extensive thickening or hardening of the skin.

Synonyms are: Lichen fibromucinoidosus; lichen myxedematosus; Lichen myxedematosus; Mucinosis papulosa seu lichenoides; Myxodermia papulosa; papular mucinosis; papular mucinosis

The first description comes from the year 1906 by the French dermatologist William Auguste Dubreuilh (1857-1935)

Spread and cause

The frequency and cause are unknown.

Clinical manifestations

Clinical criteria are:

  • Manifestation in adulthood, usually between the ages of 30 and 40
  • often symmetrical, non-itchy follicular, disseminated lichen-like papules, especially on the extensor sides of the arms, also the back of the hands, trunk and thighs
  • Face not affected, no skin thickening

Differential diagnosis

Must be distinguished are granuloma annulare , rheumatoid nodules or Infantile cutaneous mucinosis .

therapy

A causal treatment is not known; in addition to a possibly underlying systemic disease , local symptomatic measures can be taken.

literature

  • J. Reserva, R. Marchalik, M. Braniecki: Discrete ('acral nonpapular') localized lichen myxedematosus. In: Case Reports. 2015, 2015, S. bcr2015209462, doi: 10.1136 / bcr-2015-209462
  • CC Tam, MJ Meier: Discrete papular lichen myxedematosus with an unusual segmental presentation. In: Acta dermatovenerologica Croatica: ADC. Volume 22, Number 3, 2014, pp. 224-226, PMID 25230068 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Encyclopedia Dermatology
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Lichen myxedematosus in Flexikon , a Wiki of the DocCheck company
  3. ↑ Who named it
  4. ↑ W. Dubreuilh: Fibromes miliary follicularies; Scleroderma consecutive. In: Archives for Dermatology and Syphilis , Vol. 7, p. 569, 1906

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