Hereditary progressive mucinous histiocytosis explained

Field:	Dermatology

Hereditary progressive mucinous histiocytosis is a very rare, benign, non-Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. An autosomal dominant or X-linked hereditary disease described on the skin, it has been found almost exclusively in women.^{[1] [2]} One case of the disease in a male patient has been reported.^[3]

See also

• Non-X histiocytosis

Notes and References

1. Book: James, William D. . Berger, Timothy G. . Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology . limited . Saunders Elsevier . 2006 . 718. 978-0-7216-2921-6 . etal.
2. 10844262. 2000. Antoni-Bach. N. Hereditary progressive mucinous histiocytosis. Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie. 127. 4. 400–4. Pfister. R. Grosshans. E. Kleinclaus. I. Boehm. N. Grange. F. Guillaume. J.
3. 20107728. 2010. Schlegel. C. Hereditary progressive mucinous histiocytosis: First report in a male patient. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 90. 1. 65–7. Metzler. G. Burgdorf. W. Schaller. M. 10.2340/00015555-0763. free.