Urticaria pigmentosa, also called maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis, is a skin condition that causes spots on the skin and ...

and melanin pigment production that causes the hyperpigmentation associated with the lesions in mastocytosis (Hogan & Lewis, 2002; Roberts, Anthony, & Oates, 1998). Urticaria pigmentosa is ...

Urticaria affects 10% to 25% of the population at some point in their life (Henderson, Fleischer, & Feldman, 2000). It is characterized by short-lived swellings of the skin, mouth, and genitalia ...

Most people with cutaneous mastocytosis have only skin-related symptoms such as itching, redness, brown or tan-colored spots that resemble freckles, and hives (raised, itchy bumps on the skin).

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Common comorbidities in all patients with urticaria included allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, allergic ...

A HEARTBROKEN mum claims parents drag their children away from her "contagious-looking" tot - due to a rare disorder that makes her allergic to ticking and hugging. Laura Smith was concerned and ...

Systemic mastocytosis can cause cytokine-mediated ... These findings fit to urticaria pigmentosa. The scars were related to a fracture of the femoral neck 6 years earlier.

Cholinergic urticaria (also called cholinergic angioedema or heat bumps) is a reaction that results in tiny hives surrounded by large patches of red skin. They’re related to an increase in your ...

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH, of Cleveland Clinic, describes the steps clinicians should take when they encounter clinical abnormalities that may point to systemic mastocytosis. (1:48 ...

Ultraviolet sun rays, hot and cold temperatures, insects and poisonous plants can all be sources of irritation, but what’s the source when we get an unexpected case of hives? It turns out ...

Allakos (ALLK – Research Report), the Healthcare sector company, was revisited by a Wall Street analyst yesterday. Analyst Jonathan ...

urticaria, severe allergic conjunctivitis, and indolent systemic mastocytosis. The company was founded by Christopher Bebbington, Nenad Tomasevic, Bruce S. Bochner, and Robert Schleimer in 2012 ...