Cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) encompasses several distinct patterns of disease which can be distinguished by the type of skin lesions, age of onset, familial occurrence, noncutaneous involvement, associated c-kit mutations, and prognosis. A clear distinction of the type of CM in individual patients has important implications regarding patient management and prognosis.

Keywords:
Mastocytosis, cutaneous, Mastocytoma, Mastocytosis, Skin, Urticaria pigmentosa
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