Korean J Dermatol.  1993 Feb;31(1):114-117.

A case of Cutaneous focal mucinosis in the vaginal mucosa

Abstract

A solitary, asymptomatic lesion, clinically resembling a transpare it cyst, has been present for 4 months in the vaginal mucosa of a 43-year-old healthy woman. An xcisional biopsy revealed the lesion to be a focal accumulatition of hyaluronic acid replacing the collagen fibers and fibroblastic proliferation in the dermis consistant with cutaneous focal mucinosis. During the follow-up period for 3 months, no recurrence was observed.

Keyword

Cutaneous Focal Mucinosis; Vaginal Mucosa

MeSH Terms

Adult
Biopsy
Collagen
Dermis
Female
Fibroblasts
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyaluronic Acid
Mucinoses*
Mucous Membrane*
Recurrence
Collagen
Hyaluronic Acid
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