Skeletal mastocytosis.

Systemic mastocytosis affecting the skeletal system.

Case report. A 56-year-old woman was being treated for dryness of her skin, prunitus and attacks of flushing. She was noted to have marked cyanosis of her hands and feet. Routine investigations revealed that she was in mild renal failure and an intravenous urogram showed multiple sclerotic bone lesions in the lumbar spine and right femoral neck (Figs 1 and 2). A skin biopsy stained with Giemsa,...

Skeletal implications of isolated bone marrow mastocytosis.

In the article on the isolated bone marrow mastocytosis (IBMM) as an underestimated subvariant of indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM), Zanotti et al. reported that 54.7% of patients with unexplained/recurrent anaphylaxis or severe allergic reactions were found to be suffering from IBMM. They conclude that the incidence of IBMM can be frequently underestimated, especially in the face of a lack ...

Bullous mastocytosis =ءاد ايالخلا ةنيدبلا يعاقفلا mastocytosis

Splenic mastocytosis.

Systemic mastocytosis with skeletal involvement: a case report and review of the literature.

Systemic Mastocytosis (SM) comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders of mast cell proliferation. Infiltration, including skin and bone, of multiple mast cells may occur as cutaneous and systemic variants. A rare form of osteoporosis has been also described as expression of the skeletal involvement. Here, we describe a case of a 57-years-old woman with SM and, according to the clinical diagno...