Cutaneous and gastrointestinal mastocytosis associated with cerebral toxoplasmosis.
A patient with systemic cutaneous and gastrointestinal mastocytosis and associated meningoencephalitic toxoplasmosis is reported. The simultaneous occurrence of the two conditions and their regression after treatment of the toxoplasmosis suggest a possible relationship between the mast cell proliferation and the parasitic infection. Mast cell activation and stimulation may be transitory in response to a stimulus, causing reactional mastocytosis.
Koeppel
M C
MC
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Nord, 23 Chemin des Bourrelly, 13 915 Marseille cédex 20, France.mkoeppel@ap-hm.fr
Abitan
R
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Angeli
C
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Lafon
J
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Pelletier
J
J
Sayag
J
J
D000328:Adult; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000150:complications*