ACRAL PERSISTENT PAPULAR MUCINOSIS

We report a case of cutaneous disease occurring in a woman and charact erized by (a) discrete, bilateral and asymptomatic papular eruption on the dorsa of the hands and forearms, (b) histologic evidence of derma l deposition of mucin in the lesions, (c) absence of any systemic abno rmality, and (d) persistence of the lesions in the time (the follow-up period is presently of four years). This case is identical to other c ases previously reported under the designation of ''acral persistent p apular mucinosis'' (APPM).