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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Telangiectasia Macularis Eruptiva Perstans]] ([[TMEP]]) is a much rarer form of [[cutaneous mastocytosis]] that affects adults.<ref>Ellis DL. ''Treatment of telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans with the 585-nm flashlamp-pumped dye laser.'' Dermatol Surg 1996;22:33-7. PMID 8556255.</ref> The lesions are smaller than those of [[urticaria pigmentosa]], and they do not itch. | [[Telangiectasia Macularis Eruptiva Perstans]] ([[TMEP]]) is a much rarer form of [[cutaneous mastocytosis]] that affects adults.<ref>Ellis DL. ''Treatment of telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans with the 585-nm flashlamp-pumped dye laser.'' Dermatol Surg 1996;22:33-7. PMID 8556255.</ref> The lesions are smaller than those of [[urticaria pigmentosa]], and they do not itch. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | |||
Unlike [[urticaria pigmentosa]], this disorder affects adults. | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:03, 19 August 2012
| Telangiectasia Macularis Eruptiva Perstans | |
| ICD-10 | Q82.2 (ILDS Q82.296) |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Telangiectasia Macularis Eruptiva Perstans (TMEP) is a much rarer form of cutaneous mastocytosis that affects adults.[1] The lesions are smaller than those of urticaria pigmentosa, and they do not itch.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Unlike urticaria pigmentosa, this disorder affects adults.
Diagnosis
Symptoms
The rash is persistent, pigmented, asymptomatic.
Physical Examination
Skin
There are macules usually less than 0.5cm in diameter with a slightly reddish-brown tinge.[2]:616[3]
References
- ↑ Ellis DL. Treatment of telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans with the 585-nm flashlamp-pumped dye laser. Dermatol Surg 1996;22:33-7. PMID 8556255.
- ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1845, 1848. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.