Papular Urticaria, Insect Bite Reaction - DermAtlas

Contributor

Jayakar Thomas, MD. PhD

Diagnosis

papular urticaria insect bite reaction

Body Site

arm leg

Age

12 months

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric sites not clothing covered

Comments

Red itchy papules were disseminated over exposed areas of this helathy 1-year-old's skin. These lesions were from mosquito bites. He also had a histotry of atopy.

Description

uniform red and hyperpigmented 2-3 mm papules

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11/18/2003 14:44:48

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