Urticaria pigmentosa: A rare case report

Authors : Krishnendra Varma, Krishnendra Varma, Noreen Munshi, Noreen Munshi, Ujjwal Kumar Kumar, Ujjwal Kumar Kumar

DOI : 10.18231/2581-4729.2018.0072

Volume : 4

Issue : 4

Year : 0

Page No : 348-349

Mastocytosis is a rare, acquired multisystem disorder of increased number of mast cell in the skin and other tissues. Mastocytosis is caused by several activating mutations in the KIT gene.1 Although mastocytosis is primarily a systemic disorder, it often presents with skin lesions to dermatologists. Urticaria Pigmentosa is the most common pattern of cutaneous mastocytosis in adults and children.

Keywords: Urticaria Pigmentosa, Mastocytosis.


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