[Urticaria-oike follicular mucinosis (author's transl)]

Attention is drawn to a new clinical and pathological syndrome, part of the follicular mucinosis group, which is a cyclic, urticarial rash, of the head and neck, occurring in man, without follicular plugging and alopecia, and of benign course. 10 cases are presented here. All patients are middle aged men. Rash is pruritic and recurrent. Clinical aspects and histological findings are described.