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Prickly Heat Itchy Looks Like Nettle Stings
Mastocytosis; Mastocytoma
Treatment
Antihistamines may relieve symptoms such as itching and flushing. Discuss the choice of antihistamine with your child's health care provider. Other medications may be recommended for symptoms of more severe and unusual forms of urticaria pigmentosa.
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Expectations (prognosis)
Urticaria pigmentosa goes away by puberty in about half of the affected children. Symptoms usually get better in others as they grow into adulthood.
In adults,...
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Hives (Urticaria)
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