Urticaria Pigmentosa, Mastocytosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

urticaria pigmentosa mastocytosis

Body Site

total body back neck leg

Age

9 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

brown red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

generalized, disseminated

Comments

This amazingly healthy 9-month-old boy had diffuse urticaria pigmentosa. Although he had recurrent blistering evidenced by healing red purpuric plaques, the blistering had improved since the newborn period and his growth parameters were above 50% ile and his development was normal. He was taking ranitidine for reflux and desloratadine for hiving and blistering.

Description

generalized discrete and confluent golden brown leathery plaques with interspersed red miminally scaly and purpuric plaques some with surrounding wheals

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2/27/2011 10:56:44

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