Urticaria pigmentosa

Urticaria pigmentosa
Other namesGeneralized eruption of cutaneous mastocytosis (childhood type)
The back of a child with urticaria pigmentosa
SpecialtyMedical genetics 

Urticaria pigmentosa (also known as generalized eruption of cutaneous mastocytosis (childhood type)[1]: 616  ) is the most common form of cutaneous mastocytosis. It is a rare disease caused by excessive numbers of mast cells in the skin that produce hives or lesions on the skin when irritated.

  1. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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