Cameras MSE, Aquino FCJ, Aquino JMÁ, Vega ME, Arenas GR

Language: Spanish
References: 11
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ABSTRACT

Follicular mucinosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, the histopathological picture shows the presence of mucin in follicular epithelium and sebaceous glands. We present a case of a 14 years-old man with diagnosis of follicular mucinosis located in cheek.

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