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Max Jessner, M.D.; Henry Silver, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;74(2):209-213.

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Urticaria Pigmentosa. Presented by DR. A. A. FISHER.

An 8-month-old boy has had the present eruption since he was about 5 weeks old. At that time it was noted that the skin of the entire body, including the scalp, was diffusely red and studded with yellowish papules intermingled with dusky-red macules and papules.

When seen in May, 1955 (at about 3 months of age), the child was extremely irritable, and all the lesions whealed markedly on friction. The histologic report was "typical urticaria pigmentosa.'' X-ray examination of the bones did not reveal any pathology. The eruption has persisted to date, but the child seems to be less disturbed and the lesions wheal less violently. A physician had prescribed chloral hydrate for sedation.

This patient is presented because of the almost universal involvement of the skin and for therapeutic suggestions.

Discussion

DR. A. J. ORFUSS: In my opinion the clinical appearance . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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