[Lymphocytic ascites revealing systemic mastocytosis].
Systemic mastocytosis is a chronic disease with proliferation of mastocytes in organs separate from skin. We report the case of a systemic mastocytosis revealed by a lymphocytic ascites in the absence of cutaneous involvement. The diagnosis was established by the ultrastructural examination of the bone marrow. Identification of few mastocytes in ascites suggested a mast cell infiltration of the peritoneum. A treatment by alpha-2b interferon was unsuccessful, and death rapidly occurred.
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Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Reims.
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Diebold
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Pignon
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Caulet
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D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
Ascite lymphocytaire révélatrice d'une mastocytose systémique.