Discrete papular lichen myxedematosus, a subtype of localized papular lichen myxedematosus, is an idiopathic cutaneous mucinosis. It typically presents symmetrically, involving the trunk and extremities. We report on an unusual case of discrete papular lichen myxedematosus with a segmental presentation. An otherwise healthy 23-year-old man presented with a gradual accumulation of asymptomatic p...

An 18-year-old Japanese woman noticed a progressive appearance of nodules on both forearms and on the left cubital fossa and left thigh one year before her initial consultation at our department. Physical examination showed elastic hard, slightly elevated, shiny and yellowish to skin-colored nodules of 6 to 10 mm in size on her extremities. From laboratory and histopathological findings, nodula...

CMI: cutaneous mucinosis of infancy SHJCM: self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis W e present a case of a 4-year-old fairskinned girl, with no significant medical history, who presented to the outpatient clinic of an academic medical center with an asymptomatic, flesh-colored, cobblestoned plaque on her lateral left thigh (Fig 1). Per the family’s report, the lesion had grown significantly s...

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS) is viral exanthema of childhood. It typically presents with a symmetric erythematous papular and papulovesicular eruption. It has been classically associated with hepatitis B virus, as well as rarely with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). We report a case of GCS related to EBV infection without the classical systemic symptoms in a five-year-old male patient.

To cite: Reserva J, Marchalik R, Braniecki M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-209462 DESCRIPTION Localised lichen myxedematosus (LM) is a chronic idiopathic papular mucinosis that can be divided into five subtypes: a discrete papular (DPLM) form, acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM), papular mucinosis of infancy, a nodular form and selfh...