Follicular mucinosis with novel dermoscopic finding: the toothpaste sign

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 May;47(5):969-970. doi: 10.1111/ced.15083. Epub 2022 Jan 24.

Abstract

We describe a case of follicular mucinosis presenting with patchy alopecia affecting the eyebrows. On dermoscopy, white gelatinous material (presumed to be mucin) was visible along the hair shafts of the eyebrow lesions. We propose to call this novel dermoscopic finding the 'toothpaste sign'.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / pathology
  • Alopecia Areata*
  • Dermoscopy
  • Hair / pathology
  • Humans
  • Mucinosis, Follicular* / diagnosis
  • Toothpastes

Substances

  • Toothpastes