CUTANEOUS FOCAL MUCINOSIS IN GRAVES’ DISEASE – A CASE REPORT
SUNITA BAMANIKAR *
Department of Pathology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, Maharashtra, India
TEJASWINI MALHOTRA
Consultant Pathologist, New Medical Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ANJALI VERMA
Department of Pathology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, Maharashtra, India
ARVIND BAMANIKAR
Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, Maharashtra, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Cutaneous mucinosis is a heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorder which is characterized by mucin accumulation in the interstitial spaces of the dermis or within the hair follicles. We report a rare case of cutaneous focal mucin deposition in Graves’ disease.
Keywords: Dermal mucinosis, focal, Graves’ disease