Acral persistent papular mucinosis

Acral persistent papular mucinosis
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Acral persistent papular mucinosis is a skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides, characterized by bilaterally symmetrical, flesh-colored papules localized to the hands and wrists.<ref name="Andrews">{{{last}}},

 James, William D., 
  
 Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology, 
  
 Saunders Elsevier, 
 2006, 
  
  
 ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6,</ref> <ref name="Bolognia">{{{last}}}, 
 Rapini, Ronald P., 
  
 Dermatology: 2-Volume Set, 
  
 St. Louis:Mosby, 
 2007, 
  
  
 ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1,</ref>

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• Papular mucinosis
• List of cutaneous conditions

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