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Hyperpigmented plaque on midback.
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There was a soft, hyperpigmented 4.5 x 2.0 cm plaque on the midback region with a slight peau d'orange texture (Figure 1), while the rest of her body had no unusual cutaneous findings.
Low power (4X) sparse perivascular infiltrate.
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Histopathology by H&E stain showed an increased amount of connective tissue mucin (Figure 2) in the dermis associated with a sparse perivascular infiltrate (Figure 3).
High power (40X) increase in dermal mucin.
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Histopathology by H&E stain showed an increased amount of connective tissue mucin (Figure 2) in the dermis associated with a sparse perivascular infiltrate (Figure 3).