Atypical lichen myxedematosus

Atypical lichen myxedematosus
Other names	Intermediate lichen myxedematosus^[1]
Specialty	Dermatology

Atypical lichen myxedematosus is a skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides.^[2]

References

^ "Atypical lichen myxedematosus". Orphanet. INSERM US14. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ James WD, Berger TG, Elston DM, Neuhaus IM, Micheletti RG (2016). "Chapter 9: Mucinoses: Lichen Myxedematosus". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. pp. 179–182. ISBN 978-0-323-31967-6.

v t e Mucinosis/Lichen myxedematosus
Localized lichen myxedematosus	Discrete papular lichen myxedematosus Acral persistent papular mucinosis Self-healing papular mucinosis/Self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis Papular mucinosis of infancy Atypical lichen myxedematosus Atypical tuberous myxedema Nodular lichen myxedematosus
Other primary mucinoses	Cutaneous focal mucinosis Cutaneous lupus mucinosis Eccrine mucinosis Alopecia mucinosa Perifollicular mucinosis Stiff skin syndrome Generalized lichen myxedematosus Reticular erythematous mucinosis
Secondary mucinoses	Basal-cell carcinoma Granuloma annulare

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Classification	D ICD-10: L98.5
External resources	Orphanet: 86797