<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Nodular forms of mastocytosis are rather rare skin diseases, especially when localized on the vulva. A 9-year-old girl presented with urticaria pigmentosa type lesions since her 4th year, associated with several solitary or confluent vulvar nodules, varying in size from a pea to a walnut, and mild systemic symptoms. Diagnosis of mastocytosis was confirmed by histology, and apart from splenomegaly, no signs of systemic spread or associated hematologic disorders were detected. Therapeutic response of nodular lesions was rather poor, and further follow up is necessary.</p></abstract>

Nodular forms of mastocytosis are rather rare skin diseases, especially when localized on the vulva. A 9-year-old girl presented with urticaria pigmentosa type lesions since her 4th year, associated with several solitary or confluent vulvar nodules, varying in size from a pea to a walnut, and mild systemic symptoms. Diagnosis of mastocytosis was confirmed by histology, and apart from splenomegaly, no signs of systemic spread or associated hematologic disorders were detected. Therapeutic response of nodular lesions was rather poor, and further follow up is necessary.

Nodular Mastocytosis of the Vulva and Coexisting Urticaria Pigmentosa / Nodularna Mastocitoza vulve udružena sa urtikarijom pigmentozom

Institute of Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia

Clinic of Dermatovenereology Diseases, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia

General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Zrenjanin

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

Nodular forms of mastocytosis are rather rare skin diseases, especially when localized on the vulva. A 9-year-old girl presented with urticaria pigmentosa type...

Nodular Mastocytosis of the Vulva and Coexisting Urticaria Pigmentosa / Nodularna Mastocitoza vulve udružena sa urtikarijom pigmentozom

Published Online: Feb 12, 2013

Page range: 153 - 156

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10249-011-0015-y

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