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Alison Young, MD

Diagnosis

mastocytosis urticaria pigmentosa

Body Site

back

Age

50 years

Pigmentation

light

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Color

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Pattern

Comments

The metachromatic cells are mast cells confirming the diagnosis of urticaria pigmentosa.

Description

Giemsa stain highlights the mast cells in the dermis in a perivascular and interstitial pattern

Categories

reactive erythema

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3/8/2004 8:24:40

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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