199 Urticaria pigmentosa Instruction Look at this patient’s skin. Salient features History • Urticaria with pruritus on trauma, rubbing or heat: Darier’s sign • Headache • Diarrhoea • Itching. Examination • Itchy reddish-brown macules and papules (Fig. 199.1) • Telangiectasia. Fig. 199.1 Urticaria pigmentosa: reddish-brown macules and papules. Proceed as follows: • Look for hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis This patient has itchy reddish-brown macules with telangiectasia and Darier’s sign (lesions) indicating urticaria pigmentosa (aetiology). Advanced-level questions What do you know about urticaria pigmentosa? It is the cutaneous manifestation of systemic mastocytosis. Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Related posts: Permanent cardiac pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Cauda equina syndrome Dermatomyositis Arteriovenous fistula Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join Tags: 250 Cases in Clinical Medicine Dec 4, 2016 | Posted by admin in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Urticaria pigmentosa Full access? Get Clinical Tree
199 Urticaria pigmentosa Instruction Look at this patient’s skin. Salient features History • Urticaria with pruritus on trauma, rubbing or heat: Darier’s sign • Headache • Diarrhoea • Itching. Examination • Itchy reddish-brown macules and papules (Fig. 199.1) • Telangiectasia. Fig. 199.1 Urticaria pigmentosa: reddish-brown macules and papules. Proceed as follows: • Look for hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis This patient has itchy reddish-brown macules with telangiectasia and Darier’s sign (lesions) indicating urticaria pigmentosa (aetiology). Advanced-level questions What do you know about urticaria pigmentosa? It is the cutaneous manifestation of systemic mastocytosis. Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Related posts: Permanent cardiac pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Cauda equina syndrome Dermatomyositis Arteriovenous fistula Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join Tags: 250 Cases in Clinical Medicine Dec 4, 2016 | Posted by admin in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Urticaria pigmentosa Full access? Get Clinical Tree
