Chapter 12 - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)»Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)»Mucinosis of the skin (L98.5)
L98.5
Mucinosis of the skin
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Scleromyxedema1 drug (1 approved)
A connective tissue disorder characterized by widespread thickening of SKIN with a cobblestone-like appearance. It is caused by proliferation of FIBROBLASTS and deposition of MUCIN in the DERMIS in the absence of thyroid disease. Most scleromyxedema cases are associated with a MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY, immunoglobulin IgG-lambda.