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Successful treatment of provisional cutaneous mastocytosis with interferon alpha
Mastocytosis is a disorder characterized by the clonal proliferation of mast cells and their accumulation in skin, bone marrow, liver, and spleen. Cutaneous mastocytosis presents in children in over 90% of the cases and any cutaneous manifestation in an ...
Andrea Rosario, Ramesh M Bhat
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Mastocytosis is a condition characterized by the disorderly infiltration of mast cells in several tissues and comprises many different clinical situations varying from indolent cutaneous forms to malignant and systemic conditions. Bullous mastocytosis is
Nayak Surajit +3 more
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Rare Clinical Image of Cutaneous Mastocytosis
Mastocytosis, a rare condition also referred to as a clonal bone marrow disorder, is characterised by an excessive presence of CD34+ mast cell progenitors and functionally impaired mast cells. This disorder can affect both adults and children, leading to
Shubham Khanke +3 more
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Cutaneous mastocytosis - clinical heterogeneity
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.
Henz, Beate M., Hartmann, Karin
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Systemic Mastocytosis Manifesting as Isolated Hepatosplenomegaly in the Absence of Cutaneous and Classical Manifestations-A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a rare clonal myeloproliferative neoplasm typically characterized by cutaneous lesions and mediator‐release symptoms. Presentations dominated by visceral organ involvement without skin findings are uncommon and pose a significant diagnostic challenge, often mimicking hematologic malignancies.
Sadam Zeb M +9 more
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Cutaneous mastocytosis in childhood
Mastocytoses are characterized by clonal proliferation of mast cells in various tissues. In childhood, cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) occurs almost exclusively. It is confined to the skin, and has a good prognosis. The most common form is the maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis (MPCM), formerly called urticaria pigmentosa. A distinction is made between a
Nemat, Katja, Abraham, Susanne
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Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and Psychiatric Symptoms: The Blood-Brain Barrier Hypothesis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a mast cell‐driven inflammatory disease frequently accompanied by anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and impaired quality of life. Pruritus, disturbed sleep, psychosocial burden, and treatment‐related effects are established contributors to this neuropsychiatric and functional burden ...
Konstantinou GN +4 more
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KIT mutation analysis in mast cell neoplasms: recommendations of the European competence network on mastocytosis [PDF]
Although acquired mutations in KIT are commonly detected in various categories of mastocytosis, the methodologies applied to detect and quantify the mutant type and allele burden in cells and various tissues are poorly defined.
T. Haferlach +79 more
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Bullous disease in infant: think of cutaneous mastocytosis
Mastocytosis is a rare disease. The cutaneous form is the most frequent. There are several clinical forms of cutaneous mastocytosis including the bullous form which is rare.
Kaoutar Achehboune +4 more
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Urticaria pigmentosa and systemic mastocytosis
Key Clinical Message Additional investigations for systemic involvement should be initiated once the diagnosis of cutaneous mastocytosis has been established in an adult patient.
Jonathan Keow +3 more
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