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Health Encyclopedia: Urticaria Pigmentosa
Urticaria pigmentosa is a disease that produces
Alternative Names
Mastocytosis; Mastocytoma
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Urticaria pigmentosa is one of several forms of mastocytosis, which is caused by excessive numbers of inflammatory cells (mast cells) in the skin. Other forms include solitary mastocytoma (a single lesion) and systemic mastocytosis (involvem...
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