 | Cutaneous mucinoses with distinctive features: (a list of related but clinically distinct diseases) |
Dermal: Follicular: |
| Disorders associated with histologic deposition of mucin: (a list for interest that is not clinically useful) |
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mucin = jelly-like amorphous mixture of glycosaminoglycans (AKA acid mucopolysaccharides (mainly hyaluronic acid and dermatan sulfate bound to small amounts chodroitan sulfate and heparin sulfate))
stains:
| • | alcian blue @ pH 2.5 |
| • | colloidal iron stain |