A Case of Adult-onset Urticaria Pigmentosa.
- Author:
Beom Joon KIM
1
;
Woo Jung TAK
;
Myeung Nam KIM
;
Byung In RO
;
Kye Yong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. beomjoon@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mastocytosis;
Urticaria pigmentosa;
Adult
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child;
Humans;
Mast Cells;
Mastocytosis;
Urticaria Pigmentosa*;
Urticaria*;
Wills
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(12):1587-1590
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Urticaria pigmentosa is a form of urticaria characterized by abnormality of cutaneous mast cells. No prediction for either gender has been reported but it usually occurs in children. When it develops in an adult cutaneous manifestations often follows recalcitrant and persistent course. Though tendency of genetic inheritance with an autosomal dominant pattern has been suggested most of patients have no family history of mastocytosis. We report a case of adult-onset urticaria pigmentosa with references.
