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Original Article

Cutaneous Mastocytosis: A Case of Bullous Urticaria Pigmentosa

Vasill E, Savo I, Doci X, Shkodrani E, Ntemoy A

Cutis. 2013;91:70-72.

Mastocytosis is characterized by an increased number of mast cells with abnormal growth and accumulation in 1 or more organs. In children, mastocytosis is commonly cutaneous and patients present with a spectrum of findings, ranging from solitary or multiple mastocytomas to urticaria pigmentosa (UP) or diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis (CM). We present a case of a 4-month-old infant with bullous UP.


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