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Mastocytosis, Cutaneous MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Mastocytosis, Cutaneous
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.450.565.465.500
C04.588.805.309
C17.800.882.356
C20.762.750.563
Unique ID
D034701
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D034701
Annotation
MACULOPAPULAR CUTANEOUS MASTOCYTOSIS see URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA is also available
Scope Note
Skin lesions due to abnormal infiltration of MAST CELLS. Cutaneous mastocytosis is confined to the skin without the involvement of other tissues or organs, and is mostly found in children. The three major variants are: URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA; diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis; and SOLITARY MASTOCYTOMA OF SKIN.
Entry Term(s)
Cutaneous Mastocytosis
Mastocytosis, Bullous
Mastocytosis, Diffuse Cutaneous
Skin Mastocytosis
Previous Indexing
Urticaria Pigmentosa (1965-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003; for MASTOCYTOSIS, BULLOUS see URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1987-2002; for MASTOCYTOSIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS see URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1987-2002
History Note
2003; for MASTOCYTOSIS, BULLOUS use URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1987-2002; for MASTOCYTOSIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS use URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1987-2002
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/02
Revision Date
2021/07/07
Mastocytosis, Cutaneous Preferred
Mastocytosis, Bullous Narrower
Mastocytosis, Diffuse Cutaneous Narrower
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