Adult mastocytosis: a review of the Santo António Hospital 's experience and an evaluation of World Health Organization criteria for the diagnosis of systemic disease

BACKGROUND: Mastocytosis is a clonal disorder characterized by the accumulation of abnormal mast cells in the skin and/or in extracutaneous organs. OBJECTIVES: To present all cases of mastocytosis seen in the Porto Hospital Center and evaluate the performance of World Health Organization diagnostic...

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Main Author: Fernandes,Iolanda Conde (author)
Other Authors: Teixeira,Maria dos Anjos (author), Freitas,Ines (author), Selores,Manuela (author), Alves,Rosario (author), Lima,Margarida (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Flow cytometry
Mast cells
Mastocytosis, cutaneous
Mastocytosis, systemic
Tryptases
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000100059
Country:Brazil
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