Urticaria pigmentosa (also known as Generalized eruption of cutaneous mastocytosis (childhood type)) is the most common form of cutaneous mastocytosis. It is a rare disease caused by excessive numbers of mast cells in the skin that produce hives or lesions on the skin when irritated.
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