Hematology

Mastocytosis

Questions discussed in this category

How would you work up a patient with cutaneous mastocytosis?

Is a BM biopsy a must when there is skin involvement? If tryptase level is mildly elevated but less than 20 would you recommend a BM biopsy?

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Does a patient with known systemic mastocytosis need a bone biopsy of lytic vertebral lesions to rule out other etiologies?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Eur J Dermatol,

Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans: a neglected type of mastocytosis with exclusively cutaneous involvement? A case series.

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2020 Dec 23

Scoring the Risk of Having Systemic Mastocytosis in Adult Patients with Mastocytosis in the Skin.

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