Internal Medicine

Mast Cell Disorders

Questions discussed in this category

Do you favor 24 hour urinary metabolites over random urine collection when screening for MCAS?

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Do you diagnose MCAS if a patient is concurrently on drugs known to cause non-specific mast cell degranulation?

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How would you work up a patient with cutaneous mastocytosis?

Is a BM biopsy a must when there is skin involvement? If tryptase level is mildly elevated but less than 20 would you recommend a BM biopsy?

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Papers discussed in this category

Eur J Dermatol,

Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans: a neglected type of mastocytosis with exclusively cutaneous involvement? A case series.

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2022 Mar 26

Nontryptase Urinary and Hematologic Biomarkers of Mast Cell Expansion and Mast Cell Activation: Status 2022.

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2022 Mar 25

Personalized Management Strategies in Mast Cell Disorders: ECNM-AIM User's Guide for Daily Clinical Practice.

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