The Mastocytosis Society Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Patient Perceptions Survey

The Mastocytosis Society survey on mast cell disorders: patient experiences and perceptions.

BACKGROUND Mast cell diseases include mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndromes, some of which have been shown to involve clonal defects in mast cells that result in abnormal cellular proliferation or activation. Numerous clinical studies of mastocytosis have been published, but no population-based comprehensive surveys of patients in the United States have been identified. Few mast cell ...

Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Activation Syndromes

Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Activation Syndromes

Mast cell activation syndrome

www.amepc.org/tau © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. It has been over 30 years since the Interstitial Cystitis Association of America (ICA) was established in 1984. Although a great deal more is understood about interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), the cause and cure of this condition remains unknown. One hypothesis regarding etiology that appears to ha...

Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Disorders

The excess release of mediators can cause clinical features such as pruritus, flushing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vascular instability and anaphylaxis. Also, complications may arise when mast cells accumulate in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. [2] The clinical features of systemic mastocytosis are caused by accumulation of clonal...