Nodular cutaneous mucinosis associated with lupus erythematosus

Nodular mucin-containing skin lesions in a Mexican woman were present in conjunction with probable systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Histologically, the lesions contained features of both lupus erythematosus (LE) and of the mucin deposition diseases. The clinical subsets of LE and the mucinoses are briefly reviewed and the unique clinical nature of the skin lesions in this case are emphasized.