NODULAR CUTANEOUS LUPUS MUCINOSIS - REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW REPORTED CASES

A wide variety of cutaneous manifestations of lupus erythematosus have been reported. Among them, papulonodular eruptions produced by dermal mucin deposition have been recognized as nodular cutaneous lupus muci nosis (NCLM), and many cases have been reported in Japan, A 21-year-ol d woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) showed papulonodular e ruptions on her back. A skin specimen from the nodule revealed mucin d eposition (hyaluronic acid) in the dermis. NCLM should be recognized a s a clinical form associated with SLE. The pathogenesis of the mucin d eposition in NCLM is still uncertain.