Self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis
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Synopsis

Self-healing cutaneous mucinosis is a self-limited condition. An infectious etiology has been postulated but not proven.
Codes
ICD10CM:L98.5 – Mucinosis of the skin
SNOMEDCT:
238947008 – Self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis
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Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls
- Cutaneous mucinosis of infancy
- Scleromyxedema
- Acral persistent papular mucinosis (see lichen myxedematosus)
- Mucinosis due to ingestion of toxic oil (see lichen myxedematosus)
- Lipoid proteinosis
- Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis
- Fibroblastic rheumatism
- Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis
- Nodular fasciitis
- Rheumatoid nodulosis
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Last Reviewed:08/02/2018
Last Updated:02/20/2019
Last Updated:02/20/2019