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This chapter includes cutaneous substances that may accumulate in abnormal amounts, such as mucin, as well as material deposits usually not present in the skin, either produced endogenously (e.g., porphyrins) or introduced as a foreign substance (e.g., tattoo pigment). Deposits…

Key features ▪ The cutaneous mucinoses are a heterogeneous group of disorders in which an abnormal amount of mucin accumulates in the skin ▪ The etiopathogenesis of cutaneous mucinoses is unknown ▪ The cutaneous mucinoses are divided into two groups:…