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:*Fixed, reddish brown lesions appears as maculo-papules, plaques, nodules, or blisters.<ref name="FerranteScavone2015">{{cite journal|last1=Ferrante|first1=Giuliana|last2=Scavone|first2=Valeria|last3=Muscia|first3=Maria|last4=Adrignola|first4=Emilia|last5=Corsello|first5=Giovanni|last6=Passalacqua|first6=Giovanni|last7=La Grutta|first7=Stefania|title=The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis|journal=World Allergy Organization Journal|volume=8|issue=1|year=2015|pages=5|issn=1939-4551|doi=10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x}}</ref> | |||
:*Urticaria Pigmentosa (UP) lesions tend to be larger, better delineated, and more hyperpigmented in children, as compared to adults, who tend to have numerous small lesions that coalesce to form mottled areas. | |||
:*The trunk and thigh are more commonly involved with sparing of face, palms and soles. | |||
===Urticaria=== | ===Urticaria=== | ||
Darier’s sign: lesions urticate in response to physical irritation. | Darier’s sign: lesions urticate in response to physical irritation. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2]
Overview
Physical Examination
Vital signs
Skin
- Urticaria pigmentosa:
- Fixed, reddish brown lesions appears as maculo-papules, plaques, nodules, or blisters.[1]
- Urticaria Pigmentosa (UP) lesions tend to be larger, better delineated, and more hyperpigmented in children, as compared to adults, who tend to have numerous small lesions that coalesce to form mottled areas.
- The trunk and thigh are more commonly involved with sparing of face, palms and soles.
Urticaria
Darier’s sign: lesions urticate in response to physical irritation.
Trunk
References
- ↑ Ferrante, Giuliana; Scavone, Valeria; Muscia, Maria; Adrignola, Emilia; Corsello, Giovanni; Passalacqua, Giovanni; La Grutta, Stefania (2015). "The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis". World Allergy Organization Journal. 8 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x. ISSN 1939-4551.