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Bullous Mastocytosis in an Infant Associated with the Use of a Nonprescription Cough Suppressant
Author(s) -
Cook Joel,
Stith McLean,
Sahn Eleanor E.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1996.tb00712.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urticaria pigmentosa , bulla (seal) , dermatology , pathogenesis , cutaneous mastocytosis , medical prescription , systemic mastocytosis , disease , immunology , pathology , pharmacology , lung
Bullous mastocytosis is an unusual expression of mastocytosis typically seen in young children, and many causes of the acute mast cell degranulatlon with bulla formation have been identified. We report a 6‐month‐old boy with urticaria pigmentosa and an extensive bullous eruption associated with the ingest ion of a non prescription cough suppressant containing dextrotmethorphan. The pathogenesis of mastocytosis and the care of patients with this disease are discussed.