Blueberry Muffin Lesions, Urticaria Pigmentosa, Purpura, Traumatic - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

blueberry muffin lesions urticaria pigmentosa purpura, traumatic

Body Site

back

Age

1 days

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent

Color

blue purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

Shortly after birth "blue berry muffin" lesions were noted on the back of a healfhy full term infant. A skin biopsy showed a mastocytoma with purpura. Within several days the purpura resolved to reveal almost confluent leathery papules with slight goldern brown pigment.

Description

bluish-purple nodules

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8/3/2002 9:20:45

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