title: Cutaneous mastocytosis -- clinical heterogeneity.
abstract: Cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) encompasses several distinct patterns of disease which can be distinguished by the type of skin lesions, age of onset, familial occurrence, noncutaneous involvement, associated c-kit mutations, and prognosis. A clear distinction of the type of CM in individual patients has important implications regarding patient management and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Cologne, Germany. karin.hartmann@uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: Beate M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Henz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*