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A. J. EDELSTEIN, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;74(6):676.

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In June, 1952, Sagher and his co-workers¹ reported urticaria pigmentosa with concomitant bone changes consisting of cystic osteoporosis. Shortly thereafter, Clyman and Rein² reported infarct-like lesions and hereditary osteochondromas associated with this disease. References to osteosclerotic changes have also appeared in the literature.³ Associated abnormalities, however, have not been limited to the osseous system. Gastrointestinal tract and reticuloendothelial disturbances and splenomegaly have also been reported.³ An increasing number of investigators, therefore, currently regard urticaria pigmentosa as a systemic disease, rather than one limited to the skin.

I recently observed a case of urticaria pigmentosa associated with a type of bone lesion hitherto unreported.

Report of a Case

A 6-week-old American boy of Slavic parentage was seen on April 18, 1955, because of a generalized slightly pruritic eruption that appeared shortly after birth. Since the onset there was a gradual extension to include most of the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Johnstown, Pa.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb. 11, 1956.

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