"Urticaria Pigmentosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The most common form of cutaneous mastocytosis (MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS) that occurs primarily in children. It is characterized by the multiple small reddish-brown pigmented pruritic macules and papules.
| Descriptor ID |
D014582
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.465.500.850 C17.800.508.473.850 C17.800.621.893
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| Concept/Terms |
Urticaria Pigmentosa- Urticaria Pigmentosa
- Maculopapular Cutaneous Mastocytosis
- Cutaneous Mastocytoses, Maculopapular
- Cutaneous Mastocytosis, Maculopapular
- Maculopapular Cutaneous Mastocytoses
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urticaria Pigmentosa" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis: Retrospective review of signs, symptoms, and associated conditions. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 38(1):159-163.
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Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans: an old terminology, still frequently used. Dermatol Online J. 2017 Aug 15; 23(8).
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Leukemia-associated skin infiltrates. Postgrad Med. 1989 Feb 01; 85(2):45-50, 53.