Obesity-Associated Lymphedematous Mucinosis: Two Further Cases and Review of the Literature

Caterina Ferreli

First

Writing - Review & Editing

;Anna Luisa Pinna

Second

;Luca Pilloni

Member of the Collaboration Group

;Marialuisa Corbeddu

Penultimate

Member of the Collaboration Group

;Franco Rongioletti

Last

Supervision

2018-01-01

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Abstract

Cutaneous mucinoses are a group of conditions characterized by increased amounts of acid mucin in the dermis. They can be generalized or localized and occur isolated or in the setting of systemic diseases. Obesity-associated lymphedematous mucinosis is a distinct variant of mucinosis occurring in obese patients without any thyroid dysfunction. So far, only few cases of this rare condition have been reported in the English literature. Here, we describe two new cases and discuss some histological differences with the pretibial myxedema.