diffuse mastocytosis

diffuse mastocytosis
diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis a condition in which the entire skin is thickened, lichenified, and leathery in appearance and accompanied by generalized erythroderma and intense pruritus as a result of widespread infiltration with mast cells. In children, it is often associated with systemic mastocytosis.

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