Diseases

Cutaneous Mastocytosis

Skin lesions due to abnormal infiltration of MAST CELLS. Cutaneous mastocytosis is confined to the skin without the involvement of other tissues or organs, and is mostly found in children. The three major variants are: URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA; diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis; and SOLITARY MASTOCYTOMA OF SKIN.

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Abstract

Skin lesions due to abnormal infiltration of MAST CELLS. Cutaneous mastocytosis is confined to the skin without the involvement of other tissues or organs, and is mostly found in children. The three major variants are: URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA; diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis; and SOLITARY MASTOCYTOMA OF SKIN.

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14 entry terms
  • Mastocytosis, Cutaneous
  • Skin Mastocytosis
  • Cutaneous Mastocytoses
  • Mastocytoses, Cutaneous
  • Mastocytoses, Skin
  • Mastocytosis, Skin
  • Skin Mastocytoses
  • Mastocytosis, Bullous
  • Mastocytosis, Diffuse Cutaneous
  • Bullous Mastocytoses
  • Bullous Mastocytosis
  • Cutaneous Mastocytoses, Diffuse
  • Cutaneous Mastocytosis, Diffuse
  • Mastocytoses, Bullous

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

MACULOPAPULAR CUTANEOUS MASTOCYTOSIS see URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA is also available

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History Note

2003; for MASTOCYTOSIS, BULLOUS use URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1987-2002; for MASTOCYTOSIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS use URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1987-2002

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  • Urticaria Pigmentosa (1965-2002)

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  1. C04w.557.450.565w.465w.500
  2. C04w.588.805.309
  3. C17.800w.882.356
  4. C20w.762.750w.563

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cutaneous Mastocytosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D034701. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D034701
  2. Cutaneous Mastocytosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3851645