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An Autopsy Report

M. LOEWENTHAL, M.D.; R. J. SCHEN, M.B., B.S.; Ch. BERLIN, M.D.; L. WECHSLER, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1957;75(4):512-516.

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In recent years, evidence has been accumulating to show that urticaria pigmentosa, a disease characterized by the presence of numerous tissue mast cells in the dermis, is a systemic disorder. However, full investigation is hindered by the paucity of autopsy material. Fatal cases appear to be exceedingly rare. It is possible that fatal cases have gone undiagnosed in the past, since the skin lesions may not have been typical, with the result that the special metachromatic staining, necessary for the identification of the mast cells, was not carried out. Of particular interest is the report of Ellis¹ of an autopsy performed on a child; in this case, large numbers of mast cells were found in many of the internal organs. The majority of the patients are children, in whom the disease is often self-limiting.

We present here the autopsy report of a case of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Tel-Aviv, Israel

From the Pathological Institute and the Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Municipal Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication June 5, 1956.

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