Urticaria Pigmentosa, Mastocytosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

urticaria pigmentosa mastocytosis

Body Site

hand

Age

92 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

A 92 year old woman developed a red papular eruption on her head and upper extremities. A skin biopsy demonstrated dense aggregates of mast cells in the dermis. She was not symtpomatic and refused further evaluation.

Description

symmetric uniform 3 mm red papules

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6/15/2002 16:03:44

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