Self-healing Juvenile Cutaneous Mucinosis: an Extremely Rare and Alarming but Harmless Cutaneous Disease of Childhood

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.44491

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cutaneous mucinosis, Spontaneous regression, pediatric dermatology

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Published

2025-10-07

How to Cite

Harpain, L., Tanew, A., Drach, M., & Radakovic, S. (2025). Self-healing Juvenile Cutaneous Mucinosis: an Extremely Rare and Alarming but Harmless Cutaneous Disease of Childhood. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv44491. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.44491