Mast Cell Disorders

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Are you requiring markers other than LTE4 to be elevated to diagnose MCAS?

There has been new data to suggest LTE4 is not the best urinary marker of mast cell activation, so are you requiring other markers to be elevated to d...

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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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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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