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Reticular erythematous mucinosis

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Specialty
  
dermatology

ICD-10
  
L98.5 (ILDS L98.540)

Reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM) — also known as Midline mucinosis, Plaque-like cutaneous mucinosis, and REM syndrome — is a skin condition caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of mucopolysaccharides. It is a disease that tends to affect women in the third and fourth decades of life.

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Reticular erythematous mucinosis Wikipedia