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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. | ||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===Symptoms=== | |||
The rash is persistent, pigmented, asymptomatic. | |||
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====Skin=== | |||
There are macules usually less than 0.5cm in diameter with a slightly reddish-brown tinge.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.</ref>{{rp|616}}<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |pages=1845, 1848 |isbn=1-4160-2999-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 01:00, 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.
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.