European Journal of Dermatology
MENUIsolated flushes without permanent, fixed or other skin lesions in patients with systemic mastocytosis: a case series of 9 patients Volume 25, issue 2, April 2015
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1 Centre de Référence des Mastocytoses,
AP-HP Necker-Enfants Malades,
156 Rue de Vaugirard,
75743 Paris,
France
AP-HP Necker-Enfants Malades,
156 Rue de Vaugirard,
75743 Paris,
France
12 Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales,
AP-HP,
Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades,
Paris,
France
AP-HP,
Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades,
Paris,
France
a These authors co-directed the study.
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2014.2484
- Page(s) : 182-4
- Published in: 2015
Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal growth and accumulation of mast cells (MCs) in one or more organ systems [1, 2]. Clinical manifestations of mastocytosis are related to the release of MC mediators or to pathological MC infiltration [1, 2]. Urticaria pigmentosa is present in almost 60% of cases of systemic mastocytosis [2-5].Flushing is a sensation of warmth accompanied by transient erythema, usually over the face, neck, ears, chest and limbs and is due [...]