Systemic mastocytosis. Report of a case.
The case of a 20-year-old woman with systemic mastocytosis is reported. The disorder was not preceded by a clinically diagnosed local form of the disease; fibrous changes in organs, bone changes, eosinophilia and increased serotonin, heparin or histamine levels had not been observed. Clinical symptomatology was typical and the patient died one year after the first signs of the disease.
D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000473:pathology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood; D014582:Urticaria Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
D012701:Serotonin; D006493:Heparin