alopecia mucinosa


al·o·pe·ci·a mu·ci·no·'sa

follicular mucinosis with alopecia appearing in areas of erythema and edema in the bearded portion of the face or in the scalp.

Pinkus,

Hermann Karl Benno, German-U.S. dermatologist, 1905-1985. Pinkus disease - boggy plaque in which degenerating hair follicles contain pools of mucin. Synonym(s): alopecia mucinosa; follicular mucinosis; mucinous alopeciaPinkus epithelioma - Synonym(s): Pinkus fibroepitheliomaPinkus fibroepithelioma - a pedunculated, dome-shaped tumor, considered to be a form of basal cell carcinoma. Synonym(s): Pinkus epithelioma; premalignant fibroepithelioma