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Congenital Cutaneous Mucinosis With Spontaneous Regression: An Atypical Cutaneous Mucinosis Of Infancy? Clinical And Experimental Dermatology, 34(7), 804-807

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Chen, C. W., Tsai, T. F., Chang, S. P., Chen, Y. F., & Hung, C. M. (2009). Congenital cutaneous mucinosis with spontaneous regression: An atypical cutaneous mucinosis of infancy? Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 34(7), 804-807. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03000.x

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Abstract

A 3-year-old boy presented with an unusual combination of indurated skin, sclerotic plaques with lichenification, and yellowish papules. Histopathology revealed diffuse dermal mucin deposits, and laboratory tests showed a positive throat culture for Group A streptococcus and elevated serum anti-streptolysin titers. An 10-day course of oral amoxicillin was associated with near-complete resolution of all dermatological findings within 4 months. This case represents a unique presentation of a self-resolving cutaneous mucinosis, likely associated with a streptococcal infection.

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