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Descriptor English: Mucinosis, Follicular
Descriptor Spanish: Mucinosis Folicular
Descriptor mucinosis folicular
Entry term(s) alopecia mucinosa
Scope note: Enfermedad de la unidad pilosebácea, que se manifiesta clínicamente por pápulas o placas foliculares agrupadas, a las que se asocia pérdida pilosa. Está producida por infiltración de los tejidos con mucina, que usualmente afecta al cuero cabelludo, la cara y el cuello. Puede ser primaria (idiopática) o secundaria a una micosis fungoide o reticulosis.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mucinose Folicular
Descriptor French: Mucinose folliculaire
Entry term(s): Alopecia Mucinosa
Follicular Mucinoses
Follicular Mucinosis
Mucinoses, Follicular
Tree number(s): C17.300.550.550
C17.800.329.937.122.550
C17.800.794.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000507
Scope note: A disease of the pilosebaceous unit, presenting clinically as grouped follicular papules or plaques with associated hair loss. It is caused by mucinous infiltration of tissues, and usually involving the scalp, face, and neck. It may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to mycosis fungoides or reticulosis.
Annotation: a sebaceous gland dis
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 93; was ALOPECIA MUCINOSA 1965-92 (see under ALOPECIA 1965-90)
Online Note: use MUCINOSIS, FOLLICULAR to search ALOPECIA MUCINOSA 1966-92
History Note: 93; was ALOPECIA MUCINOSA 1965-92 (see under ALOPECIA 1965-90)
DeCS ID: 30908
Unique ID: D000507
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Mucinosis, Follicular - Preferred
Concept UI M0000761
Scope note A disease of the pilosebaceous unit, presenting clinically as grouped follicular papules or plaques with associated hair loss. It is caused by mucinous infiltration of tissues, and usually involving the scalp, face, and neck. It may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to mycosis fungoides or reticulosis.
Preferred term Mucinosis, Follicular
Entry term(s) Alopecia Mucinosa
Follicular Mucinoses
Follicular Mucinosis
Mucinoses, Follicular



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