A Case of Urticaria Pigmentosa in Monozygotic Twins.
- Author:
Jung Eun KIM
1
;
Hyun Jeong PARK
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jylee@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Monozygotic twins;
Uricaria pigmentosa
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Dermis;
Extremities;
Humans;
Male;
Mast Cells;
Twins, Monozygotic*;
Urticaria Pigmentosa*;
Urticaria*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2006;44(6):757-759
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We observed 2 cases of urticaria pigmentosa with synchronous onset and concordant manifestation in a pair of identical male twins. At the age of 12 months both had developed multiple, round-to-oval, discrete brown-colored macules on the trunk and extremities. They had no systemic manifestations. Biopsy specimens in both cases showed the presence of a number of mast cells in the papillary and superficial dermis. We, herein, describe a pair of monozygotic twins with urticaria pigmentosa.
