Preferred Label : Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans;
ICD-11 definition : Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans (TMEP) is a form of cutaneous mastocytosis
in which telangiecatasia is the predominant clinical feature. It usually presents
in adult life with red telangiectatic macules, especially on the trunk. Urtication
on rubbing is generally not seen. TMEP tends to be very persistent and unresponsive
to treatment.;
ICD-11 acronym : TMEP;
Origin ID : 444226072;
UMLS CUI : C0263402;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans (TMEP) is a form of cutaneous mastocytosis
in which telangiecatasia is the predominant clinical feature. It usually presents
in adult life with red telangiectatic macules, especially on the trunk. Urtication
on rubbing is generally not seen. TMEP tends to be very persistent and unresponsive
to treatment.
