Diseases

Follicular Mucinosis

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

MeSH Record

Classification

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Alopecia Mucinosa
  • Mucinosis, Follicular
  • Follicular Mucinoses
  • Mucinoses, Follicular

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

a sebaceous gland dis

MeSH Record

History Note

93; was ALOPECIA MUCINOSA 1965-92 (see under ALOPECIA 1965-90)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Follicular Mucinosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000507. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000507
  2. Follicular Mucinosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_mucinosa
  3. Follicular Mucinosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4734609