Systemic Mastocytosis: A Rare Case of Increased Liver Stiffness

Systemic Mastocytosis: A Rare Case of Increased Liver Stiffness

Assessment of liver stiffness (LS) by transient elastography (Fibroscan) has significantly improved the noninvasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis. We here report on a 55-year-old patient with drastically increased LS due to previously unknown systemic mastocytosis. The patient initially presented with increased weight loss, nocturnal pruritus, increased transaminases, bilirubinemia, and thrombocy...

Systemic mastocytosis: a rare entity.

An 18 year old female presented with generalized maculopapular rash and headaches. The skin and bone marrow biopsy revealed numerous mast cells which stained metachromatically with giemsa and toludine blue stains and showed positivity with CD68 and CD117 on immunohistochemistry. Her clinical presentation and laboratory findings were consistent with the diagnosis of indolent systemic mastocytosi...

An elusive case of systemic mastocytosis

A 40 year old woman with recurrent “idiopathic” anaphylaxis was referred. Past history revealed a right ovarian mucinous cyst adenoma that was surgically removed. Medications included celebrex and alesse. Six months following the oopherectomy at age 15, she began to experience anaphylaxis every 2 months. Typically these occurred in late afternoon, not on an empty stomach, and half related to ph...

Systemic Mastocytosis Causing Refractory Pruritus in a Liver Disease Patient

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) results from clonal, neoplastic proliferation of abnormal mast cells. Patients become susceptible to itching, urticaria, and anaphylactic shock, which occurs due to histamine release from mast cells. SM may coexist alongside other systemic diseases, thus confounding the overall clinical presentation. We discuss a 23-year-old woman with refractory pruritus, which was i...

Increased risk of malignant melanoma in patients with systemic mastocytosis?