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Scleroderma with Acro-Osteolysis and Papular Mucinosis Resembling Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis
João Dantas1, Isabela Silva de Oliveira2, Emanuela Pimenta da Fonseca3,4
1Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Objectives:
We describe a case of systemic sclerosis (SS) with acro-osteolysis associated with cutaneous mucinosis, usually characterized by mucin deposition in the skin. The main differential diagnosis was multicentric reticulohistiocytosis due to the presentation of papulonodular skin lesions.
Materials And Methods:
A physical examination, imaging studies and laboratory tests were performed.
Results:
Distal bone resorption was evident on plain radiographs, and skin biopsy confirmed mucinosis. The SS diagnosis was based on the clinical features, high levels of antinucleolar antibodies and typical nailfold capillaroscopy findings.
Conclusion:
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of cutaneous mucinosis accompanying SS with acro-osteolysis.
Learning Points:
Cutaneous mucinosis is rarely associated with systemic sclerosis.Systemic sclerosis with cutaneous mucinosis may resemble multicentric reticulohistiocytosis.
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