mastocytosis
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Mastocytosis, a type of mast cell disease, is a rare disorder affecting both children and adults caused by the accumulation of functionally defective mast cells (also called mastocytes) and CD34+ mast cell precursors.
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- Micrograph of mastocytosis. Skin biopsy. H&E stain.
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- Clonal bone marrow disorder
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Research
8,859 papers- Cutaneous mastocytosis: A dermatological perspective.The Australasian journal of dermatology · 2021
- Mastocytosis demystified.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2023
- The international consensus classification of mastocytosis and related entities.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2023
- Mast Cells, Mastocytosis, and Related Disorders.The New England journal of medicine · 2015
- [Mastocytosis in children].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Major criterion
- Minor criteria
- Other mast cell diseases
- Classification
- Cutaneous mastocytosis (CM)
- Systemic mastocytosis (SM)
- Treatment
- Anti-mediator therapy
- Cytoreductive therapy
- Other
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- Research
- History
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Mastocytosis, a type of mast cell disease, is a rare disorder affecting both children and adults caused by the accumulation of functionally defective mast cells (also called mastocytes) and CD34+ mast cell precursors.
People affected by mastocytosis are susceptible to a variety of symptoms, including itching, hives, and anaphylactic shock, caused by the release of histamine and other pro-inflammatory substances from mast cells.
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