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Rev. argent. dermatol ; 100(2): 31-40, jun. 2019. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1020451

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RESUMEN: La mucinosis linfedematosa asociada a obesidad es una dermatosis de reciente reconocimiento que corresponde al grupo de mucinosis cutáneas focales. Presenta un curso clínico caracterizado por la aparición progresiva de lesiones asintomáticas en las piernas de pacientes que concomitantemente cursan con obesidad y linfedema secundario en miembros inferiores.Su diagnóstico implica reconocer otros tipos de mucinosis cutáneas y realizar el diagnóstico diferencial respectivo, de acuerdo con el contexto clínico en el que se presenten las lesiones. Una vez establecido el diagnóstico, su manejo terapéutico debe ir dirigido a lograr una disminución significativa en el peso.


ABSTRACT: Lymphedematous mucinosis associated with obesity is a recently recognized dermatosis that corresponds to the group of focal cutaneous mucinosis. It presents a characteristic clinical course consisting of the progressive and asymptomatic appearance of lesions in the legs of adults who concomitantly have obesity and lymphedema secondary in the lower limbs, as in the clinical case that we will discuss. After having made the differential diagnosis with other possible types of cutaneous mucinosis, according to the clinical context in which the lesions occur, therapeutic management should be aimed at achieving a significant decrease in weight.

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