Cutaneous mucinoses

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13 Cutaneous Mucinoses

Stain	Material Stained and Color
Alcian blue pH 2.5	• Acid mucopolysaccharides (usually hyaluronic acid) • Light blue color
Alcian blue pH 0.5	• Only sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides, i.e. chondroitin sulfate (Hurler’s syndrome) and heparin sulfate • Light blue color
Colloidal iron stain	• Acid mucopolysaccharides • Blue-green color • If add hyaluronidase, removes hyaluronic acid
Toluidine blue	• Acid mucopolysaccharides • Purple color
Mucicarmine	• Epithelial mucin (not dermal mucin); use in Paget’s disease, adenocarcinoma • Red color