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Fukaura A, Numata T, Chiyotanda M, Maeda T, Egusa C, Ito T, Harada K, Okubo Y. [MACULOPAPULAR CUTANEOUS MASTOCYTOSIS HARBORING A KIT MUTATION (ASP419DEL): A CASE REPORT]. Arerugi 2024; 73:189-195. [PMID: 38522933 DOI: 10.15036/arerugi.73.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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A 2-year-old, male patient presented with an 18-month history of scattered, brown macules and nodules up to 2 cm in size on his trunk and extremities. These macules were accompanied by pruritus and were positive for Darier's sign. A skin biopsy of a brown macule on the left thigh revealed a dense accumulation of CD117-positive, round or oval cells with amphophilic cytoplasm within the upper to middle dermis. The patient was otherwise healthy and had normal laboratory and imaging test results. Sequence analysis of genomic DNA from a skin biopsy demonstrated the presence of an Asp419del mutation in exon 8 of the KIT gene. Based on these findings, maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis (MPCM) was diagnosed. The patient received H 1-antihistamine. Although the pruritus resolved, the brown macules remained for one year after the initial treatment. To the best of our knowledge, only three cases of cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) with an Asp419del mutation, including the present case, have been reported in the Japanese literature to date; moreover, while the previous two cases were of DCM, the present case was the first instance of MPCM. Normally, the symptoms of childhood-onset MPCM are dormant until puberty. However, a recent study reported that many MPCM patients may experience persistent or exacerbated symptoms. The present study therefore evaluated 53 Japanese cases of childhood onset MPCM with a KIT gene mutation and discussed the patients' clinical outcomes.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tokyo Medical University
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University
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Yazal Erdem A, Özyörük D, Emir S, Çakmakçi S, Güleç Ceylan G, Toyran M, Civelek E, Dibek Misirlioğlu E. Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Cutaneous Mastocytosis in Childhood: Single-center Experience. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022; 44:e227-e232. [PMID: 34001789 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mastocytosis is a rare and heterogenous disease, and in children it is generally limited to the skin and tends to regress spontaneously in adolescence. AIM In this study, demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of pediatric patients with mastocytosis, and also coexisting diseases were investigated. RESULTS A total of 61 pediatric patients were included in the study. The male-to-female ratio was 2.2, the median age was 2 years (range, 0.25 to 19 y), and the median follow-up period was 2.0 years (range, 0.25 to 19 y). Types of clinical presentation at diagnosis consisted of mainly urticaria pigmentosa (45.9%). Seven patients were further investigated with suspicion of systemic mastocytosis, they were followed up, median of 9 years (range, 2.5 to 16 y), and none of them developed systemic disease. Coexisting allergic diseases were recorded in total 5 patients (8.2%). Three patients had immunoglobulin A deficiency, 1 patient had elevated immunoglobulin E level. A patient developed mature B-cell lymphoma with a heterozygous mutation in c-KIT exon 11. DISCUSSION Cutaneous mastocytosis in children may present as a complex disease with different clinical signs and symptoms. Standardized clinical criteria and guidelines for the follow-up of children with mastocytosis are required.
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ankara Atilim University
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- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Ankara City Hospital, Children's Hospital
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- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Ankara City Hospital, Children's Hospital
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Drabent P, Mitri R, Le Naour G, Hermine O, Rossignol J, Molina TJ, Barete S, Fraitag S. A New Digital Method for Counting Mast Cells in Cutaneous Specific Lesions of Mastocytosis: A Series of Adult Cases of Mastocytosis With Clinical-Pathological Correlations. Am J Dermatopathol 2021; 43:35-41. [PMID: 32568831 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000001705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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ABSTRACT Cutaneous mastocytosis is characterized by the abnormal accumulation of mast cells in the skin. However, mast cell counting is not always easy and reproducible with classical methods. This work aims to demonstrate the reliability, usability, and virtues of a new software used on digital tablets for counting mast cells in cutaneous specific lesions of mastocytosis, to assess differences in mast cell counts between clinical subtypes of mastocytosis in the skin, and to consider the feasibility of applying a diagnostic mast cell count cutoff to urticaria pigmentosa, which is the most frequent form of cutaneous mastocytosis. Using a new digital tablet software that was accessible by multiple observers through its own wireless network and allowed high resolution of the image without data compression, we counted the number of mast cells on slides of patients and control skins immunostained for CD117. We found that our counting method was highly reproducible and that the new software allowed very quick counting. We evidenced strong differences in the mast cell count between most of the clinical subtypes of mastocytosis in the skin. However, when applied to a subset of patients with urticaria pigmentosa, a diagnostic cutoff in the mast cell count lacked sensitivity. Thus, our digital method for counting CD117-immunostained mast cells was highly accurate and was of a significant value for the diagnosis of mastocytosis in the skin. However, some subtypes with low mast cell counts will still require the application of additional diagnostic criteria.
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- Philippe Drabent
- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, APHP, Paris France
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- Service d'Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France
- CEREMAST-Centre de Référence des Mastocytoses, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- CEREMAST-Centre de Référence des Mastocytoses, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France
- Université Paris-Descartes, Université de Paris, Paris, France ; and
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- CEREMAST-Centre de Référence des Mastocytoses, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, APHP, Paris, France
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- Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France
- CEREMAST-Centre de Référence des Mastocytoses, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Université Paris-Descartes, Université de Paris, Paris, France ; and
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Bray A, Sparling JD. Multiple hyperpigmented papules and plaques. J Fam Pract 2019; 68:359-361. [PMID: 31381625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We had our suspicions as to the diagnosis, but a particular sign was missing. The biopsy settled things.
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- Andrew Bray
- Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, Augusta, USA
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Suh JH, Park KY, Seo SJ. Urticaria Pigmentosa Mimicking Multiple Lentigine-like Brownish Macules in a 22-Month-Old Boy. J Korean Med Sci 2017; 32:885-886. [PMID: 28480643 PMCID: PMC5426234 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.6.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Joon Hyuk Suh
- Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Florenzano P, Mezzano V, Le-Bert M, González G. [Bone involvement in systemic mastocytosis: Report of two cases]. Rev Med Chil 2016; 144:401-5. [PMID: 27299829 DOI: 10.4067/s0034-98872016000300018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is characterized by pathologic expansion and activation of mast cells. The main clinical manifestations of SM include skin involvement, gastrointestinal symptoms and anaphylaxis due to the release of its mediators. Thirty percent of pat ients with SM have a low bone mass and 20% fractures. At the same time, SM affects 10% of male patients with idiopathic osteoporosis. Measuring serum tryptase is essential for the screening of MS. We report two cases of SM with bone involvement. A 25-year- old woman with prior diagnosis of SM, based on skin involvement, flushing, high serum tryptase and compatible bone marrow (BM) biopsy and genetic study. Low bone mass was diagnosed and treatment was started with calcium and vitamin D plus oral bisphosphona tes with adequate response. A 47 years old man who presented with multiple osteoporotic vertebral fractures and low bone mass. Treatment with vitamin D and alendronate was started, but the patient developed new vertebral fractures. The study was extended w ith measurement of serum tryptase that was elevated. Diagnosis of SM was confirmed with BM biopsy and the patient was referred to hematology for specific care. These cases emphasize the importance of bone assessment in SM, as well as the need to rule out S M in patients with osteoporosis and no evident cause.
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Tsujita J, Doi K, Nakahara M, Nakahara T, Kaku Y, Nishio K, Kan N, Sato Y, Nagata S, Nakao A, Yoshida M, Uchi H, Furue M. Overexpression of p16(INK4a) in Mastocytosis (Urticarial Pigmentosa). Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 2016; 107:12-17. [PMID: 27333655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The expression of p16(INK4a) has been reported to induce cell-cycle arrest and cellular senescence. The p16(INK4a) expression has never been examined in human mast cells and mastocytosis. We immunohistologically examined the expression of p16(INK4a) and tryptase in 5 normal human skin and 4 mastocytosis. In normal mast cells, only 5.9 ± 3.4 (mean ± standard deviation) % of tryptase-positive mast cells coexpressed p16(INK4a). However, significantly higher percentage (86.0 ± 14.1%) of tryptase-positive tumor cells was immunoreactive to p16(INK4a) in all of 4 mastocytosis. The p16(INK4a) overexpression may induce the senescence of neoplastic mast cells to undergo spontaneous regression of mastocytosis.
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Kelly JVM. Generalized, well-dispersed rash · wheal development after tactile irritation · normal vital signs · Dx? J Fam Pract 2015; 64:645-647. [PMID: 26551471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Pariser MS, Gram DW. Urticaria pigmentosa-like disease in a dog. Can Vet J 2015; 56:245-8. [PMID: 25750443 PMCID: PMC4327134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Urticaria pigmentosa is a rare dermatologic syndrome in humans, cats, and dogs. This report documents a case of canine urticaria pigmentosa-like disease with unusual features and no C-kit mutation.
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- Marlene S. Pariser
- Animal Allergy and Dermatology, 1100 Eden Way North, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320, USA (Pariser); University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA (Gram)
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- Animal Allergy and Dermatology, 1100 Eden Way North, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320, USA (Pariser); University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA (Gram)
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- Eirini E Merika
- Department of Dermatology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom.
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Lee Y, Wood P, Soyer HP. Indolent systemic mastocytosis: a case and review of the current available treatment options. Dermatol Online J 2013; 19:18562. [PMID: 24011312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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Mastocytosis denotes a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal growth and accumulation of mast cells. Cutaneous mastocytosis is characterized by skin-limited disease and is the most common subtype. Systemic mastocytosis has extracutaneous organ involvement with variable symptomatology and prognosis. Clinical manifestations are secondary to mediator release or direct organ infiltration of mast cells. Current available treatment for systemic mastocytosis is non-curative with conventional symptom-directed therapy for all subtypes. Cytoreductive agents are available for those with refractory symptoms or extensive extracutaneous disease. To date, clinical responses remain mixed and systemic mastocytosis is still an incurable condition.
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- Yvonne Lee
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Austrailia.
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Martín-Fuentes A, Pastor-Nieto MA, De Eusebio-Murillo E. Telangiectatic macules in a 90-year-old woman. Actas Dermosifiliogr 2012; 103:65-6. [PMID: 22444508 DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2011.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- A Martín-Fuentes
- Departamento de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Spain.
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Cutaneous mastocytosis in children is a generally benign disease that can present at birth and is often associated with mast cell mediator-related symptoms including pruritus, flushing, and abdominal pain with diarrhea. The most common form of presentation is urticaria pigmentosa, also referred to as maculopapular mastocytosis. Flares of lesions are induced by triggers such as physical stimuli, changes in temperature, anxiety, medications, and exercise. The skin lesions are typically present on the extremities. Symptoms respond to topical and systemic anti-mediator therapy including antihistamines and cromolyn sodium. Remission at puberty is seen in a majority of cases. Progression to systemic mastocytosis with involvement of extracutaneous organs is not common. The cause of cutaneous mastocytosis is unknown and familial cases are rare. Mutations of c-kit have been observed in the skin of those affected. The diagnosis is established on clinical grounds and the findings on skin biopsy. Bone marrow studies are recommended if there is suspicion of progression of disease to an adult form, if cytoreductive therapy is contemplated, or if skin lesions remain present and/or tryptase levels remain elevated after puberty. The use of chemotherapy, including kinase inhibitors, is strongly discouraged unless severe hematologic disease is present, since malignant evolution is extremely rare.
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- Mariana Castells
- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Barbara J Bain
- Department of Haematology, St. Mary's Hospital Campus of Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London.
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Islas AA, Penaranda E. Generalized brownish macules in infancy. Urticaria pigmentosa. Am Fam Physician 2009; 80:987. [PMID: 19873965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Pérez-Elizondo AD, Zepeda-Ortega B, del Pino-Rojas GT. [Urticaria pigmentosa: a current approach]. Rev Alerg Mex 2009; 56:124-135. [PMID: 19768974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The term urticaria pigmentosa (UP) denotes a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal growth and accumulation of mast cells (MC) in the skin. Symptoms result from MC chemical mediator's release, pathologic infiltration of neoplastic MC in tissues or both. Multiple molecular, genetic and chromosomal defects seem contribute to an autonomous growth, but somatic c-kit D816V mutation is more frequently found, especially in systemic disease. The aim of this paper is to provide a current overview for a better understanding of the symptoms associated with this disease, to describe its classification, recent advances in its pathophysiology and its treatment.
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Mastocytosis gives rise to clinical symptoms such as flushing, itching and diarrhoea. We report a patient with urticaria pigmentosa without evidence of systemic involvement but with recurrent episodes of diarrhoea. The patient had elevated circulating levels of calcitonin, which might have been a mediator of her diarrhoea. We suggest that serum calcitonin level should be checked in patients with mast cell disease and diarrhoea.
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Wehner F, Wehner HD, Fritz P, Benz D, Schulz MM. [Sudden death in the presence of systemic mastocytosis and urticaria pigmentosa]. Arch Kriminol 2008; 222:187-194. [PMID: 19216369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Systemic mastocytosis is an extremely rare disease characterised by abnormal mast cell production and accumulation of mast cells in the bone marrow or organs, and to some extent also in the skin (urticaria pigmentosa). To date there have been no descriptions of death caused by systemic mastocytosis. The present first description of such a fatality is based upon a case of anaphylactic histamine shock, probably caused by the consumption of peanuts. The affected person suffered from urticaria pigmentosa and developed a fairly typical pruritus prior to death. In the serum sample taken post-mortem the tryptase concentration was markedly elevated. The diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis was established on the basis of two primary and three secondary criteria according to the WHO classification, which underlines the importance of histological investigations in cases where the cause of death is unclear.
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- Frank Wehner
- Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin der Universität Tübingen
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Stein JA, Kamino H, Walters RF, Pomeranz MK. Mastocytosis with urticaria pigmentosa and osteoporosis. Dermatol Online J 2008; 14:2. [PMID: 19061601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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A 76-year-old man with a 52-year history of urticaria pigmentosa was found to have an elevated serum tryptase level as well as osteoporosis. Histopathologic alterations of one his skin lesions showed an infiltrate of mast cells. Urticaria pigmentosa patients are at risk for osteoporosis because of elevated heparin and stem-cell factor levels. These patients should be screened with serum tryptase levels and bone density studies to detect osteoporosis, regardless of their age.
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Singalavanija S, Limpongsanurak W. Cutaneous mastocytosis in Thai children. J Med Assoc Thai 2008; 91 Suppl 3:S143-S146. [PMID: 19253510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mastocytosis is a disorder of mast cells proliferation within various organs, most commonly in the skin. The disease more commonly appears during infancy than adult. OBJECTIVE To characterize the clinical features, response to therapy and prognosis of cutaneous mastocytosis in children. MATERIAL AND METHOD A retrospective study of cutaneous mastocytosis was performed at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health during January 1994 to December 2007.All cases were confirmed by histological diagnosis. RESULTS There were a total of 50 patients. The male to female ratio was 1:1.2. Age at onset of lesions ranged from birth to 7 years. Forty-seven patients (94%) developed skin lesions within the first year of ife. There were 45 cases (90%) of urticaria pigmentosa, 3 cases (6%) of mastocytoma and 2 cases (4%) of diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis. None of the patient had a family history of cutaneous mastocytosis. Most of the children were healthy, except the one who had germ cell ovarian tumor Skin biopsies were performed in all cases and revealed mast cells infiltrate in the dermis. Treatment included oral antihistamine in all cases. Oral mast cell stabilizers were given in 6 patients (12%) and topical corticosteroids in 15 patients (30%). Four patients (8%) were treated with oral prednisolone. The skin lesions resolved only in 1 patient (2%) at age 7.8 years, the others still had skin lesions without systemic symptoms. CONCLUSION Cutaneous mastocytosis is a benign disease in children without systemic involvement.
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- Srisupalak Singalavanija
- Dermatology Unit, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Slavković-Jovanović M, Jovanović D, Petrović A, Mihailović D. Urticaria pigmentosa. A case report. Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2008; 17:79-82. [PMID: 18709295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We present the case of 22-month-old boy with Urticaria pigmentosa. Clinical feature was presented as disseminated yellow-brownish patches, on the skin of entire body, including skin of the scalp, 1x2 cm in diameter. No subjective symptoms were present. First skin lesion occurred in the second month of life. Darier's sign was positive. Serum triptase levels were elevated. Diagnosis of mastocytosis was confirmed by pathohistology.
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Johnson RP, Johnson B, Scarborough DA, Moad JC. What is your diagnosis? Cutaneous mastocytosis (urticaria pigmentosa). Cutis 2008; 81:397-404. [PMID: 18543588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- Ryan P Johnson
- Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, USA
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- A Bharati
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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Carter MC, Robyn JA, Bressler PB, Walker JC, Shapiro GG, Metcalfe DD. Omalizumab for the treatment of unprovoked anaphylaxis in patients with systemic mastocytosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007; 119:1550-1. [PMID: 17481708 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Revised: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kiszewski AE, Alvarez-Mendoza A, Ríos-Barrera VA, Hernández-Pando R, Ruiz-Maldonado R. Mastocytosis in children: clinicopathological study based on 35 cases. Histol Histopathol 2007; 22:535-9. [PMID: 17330808 DOI: 10.14670/hh-22.535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Immunohistochemical staining is useful in the diagnosis of bone marrow infiltration in systemic mastocytosis. However, it is not clear if antibody staining may be helpful in the diagnosis of cutaneous mastocytosis (CM). We studied the histological appearance of CM in 35 pediatric patients. Cases were assigned to three basic clinical groups: I--Urticaria pigmentosa (UP, n=29); II--Mastocytomas (n=4); and III--Diffuse Cutaneous Mastocytosis (DCM, n=2). The analysis of clinical information revealed an association between the presence of diarrhea and a higher number of cells/field. Nine doubtful cases, all of them macules, were selected based on the scarcity of mast cells (MC) and the absence or rarity of other inflammatory cells. We compared the number of cells identified in Giemsa and immunohistochemical stains in definite and doubtful cases. The intraclass correlation statistic tested the concordance between each staining method. All 9 dubious cases according to the Giemsa stain had their CM diagnosis confirmed by the immunohistochemistry analysis. The intraclass correlation between Giemsa and c-kit was good (0.7) when the number of MC was high. However, there was no correlation between the mast cells counts in the two different stains in the dubious cases. The immunohistochemistry with c-kit might make CM diagnosis easier, especially in the macular cases, when there is a lower number of MC.
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- A E Kiszewski
- Section of Pediatric Dermatology, Santo Antônio Children Hospital (ISCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Akin C, Valent P, Escribano L. Urticaria pigmentosa and mastocytosis: the role of immunophenotyping in diagnosis and determining response to treatment. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2006; 6:282-8. [PMID: 16822380 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-006-0061-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Recent advances in our understanding of mast cell biology and disease resulted in identification of important differences in expression of mast cell surface antigens in normal and neoplastic mast cells. Most notably, detection of aberrant expression of CD25 and CD2 on the surface of neoplastic mast cells but not on their normal counterparts leads to the inclusion of this immunophenotypic abnormality in the World Health Organization's diagnostic criteria for systemic mastocytosis. Aberrant mast cell surface marker expression can be detected in the bone marrow aspirate by flow cytometry, even in patients with limited disease that lacks histopathologically detectable aggregates of mast cells in bone marrow biopsy sections. Flow cytometric analysis of bone marrow mast cells is therefore a sensitive method of diagnosis of mast cell disease and is expected to find increasing use in determining response to emerging mast cell cytoreductive therapies.
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- Cem Akin
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 4220-D MSRB-3, Box 0638, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0638, USA.
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Tuchinda C, Kerr HA, Taylor CR, Jacobe H, Bergamo BM, Elmets C, Rivard J, Lim HW. UVA1 phototherapy for cutaneous diseases: an experience of 92 cases in the United States. Photoderm Photoimm Photomed 2006; 22:247-53. [PMID: 16948826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2006.00245.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of UVA1 (340-400 nm) phototherapy were established by studies from European countries. PURPOSE Evaluate experience with UVA1 phototherapy for patients with cutaneous diseases in the United States. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 92 cases of UVA1-treated cutaneous conditions from four medical centers in the United States was performed. RESULTS Two-third of the patients showed a fair to good response (26-100% improvement) and one-third of the patients showed a poor response (0-25% improvement). Diseases with a moderate to good response (51-100% improvement) included scleredema adultorum, hand or foot dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, morphea (medium or medium- to high-dose UVA1), systemic sclerosis, and urticaria pigmentosa. Besides tanning, other adverse effects were found in 15% of patients, which include pruritus, erythema, tenderness, and burning sensation. Patients with skin types I-III responded better that those with a darker skin type. CONCLUSION UVA1 phototherapy is a useful and well-tolerated treatment option for a variety of skin conditions.
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Turchin I, Barankin B, Schloss E. Unusual cutaneous findings of urticaria pigmentosa and telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans associated with marked myelofibrosis. Int J Dermatol 2006; 45:1215-7. [PMID: 17040445 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by mast cell hyperplasia in the bone marrow, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. We present a patient with malignant mastocytosis of 11 years' duration. This case highlights the cutaneous findings of mastocytosis with systemic involvement, yet the patient maintains a relatively normal lifestyle with only minimal discomfort and only borderline normochromic anemia. Thus his course is not truly that of malignant mastocytosis but of indolent systemic mastocytosis with cutaneous findings of telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans (TMEP).
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- Irina Turchin
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Vikram K Mahajan
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
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Walker T, von Komorowski G, Scheurlen W, Dorn-Beineke A, Back W, Bayerl C. Neonatal mastocytosis with pachydermic bullous skin without c-Kit 816 mutation. Dermatology 2006; 212:70-2. [PMID: 16319478 DOI: 10.1159/000089026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2005] [Accepted: 04/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bullous mastocytosis is an unusual variant of mast cell disease with widespread bullae as the main cutaneous feature induced by mast cell proteases that cause dermoepidermal separation. CASE REPORT A rare case of diffuse cutaneous bullous mastocytosis with pachydermia and unusually extensive skin folding is described in a 3-week-old girl. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry with Giemsa stain, the naphthol ASD chloroacetate esterase reaction and elevated blood levels for tryptase, histamine in serum and histamine and 1.4-methylimidazol acetic acid in the 24-hour urine. Blood cell count was normal, as were thrombocytosis and leukocytosis. FACS analysis of the bone marrow aspiration material showed 1% mast cells. No c-Kit 816 [Asp-->Val] somatic mutation was found. Systemic involvement of other organs was excluded. DISCUSSION The prognosis of c-Kit-negative diffuse bullous mastocytosis is not known. Regular blood controls are mandatory, and screening for germ cell ovarian cancer and bone marrow controls should be performed as well.
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- T Walker
- Department of Dermatology, Mannheim University Clinic, Mannheim, Germany
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Renke J, Lange M. [Mastocytosis in childhood]. Przegl Lek 2006; 63:551-3. [PMID: 17203807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mastocytosis is a rare multi-symptomatic disorder with overproduction and accumulation of mast cells in different tissues. Mast cells accumulate most often in skin, rarely in bone marrow, lymphnodes, liver and spleen. Symptoms of the disease may be due either to releasing of mediators that are present in mast cells or to affection of organs. Although mastocytosis is regarded as a rare disease in the population, among patients of dermatologists it is much more common. It concerns 5,4 caser per 1000 of cured children. The disease has no original treatment. There is a chance that thanks to to popularisation of knowledge of this disease will be more frequently diagnosed and known better.
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- Joanna Renke
- Klinika Pediatrii, Gastroenterologii i Onkologii, Dzieciecej Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
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Dunst KM, Huemer GM, Zelger BG, Zelger B. A new variant of mastocytosis: report of three cases clinicopathologically mimicking histiocytic and vasculitic disorders. Br J Dermatol 2005; 153:642-6. [PMID: 16120157 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06693.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) or urticaria pigmentosa is characterized by abnormal proliferation and accumulation of mast cells. Clinically, CM usually presents as symmetrically distributed red-brown macules or papules that develop weals, erythema and often pruritus on stroking (Darier's sign). The histological hallmark of the disease is an increase in oval to spindle-shaped mast cells in the dermis located around blood vessels and skin appendages. We describe three patients with a new clinicopathological type of CM, which clinically mimics a histiocytic disorder and histologically mimics leucocytoclastic vasculitis (LV). Three infants (two boys and one girl) developed generalized reddish-yellow-brown macules of 3-10 cm with occasional scaling and crusting on the trunk and extremities without further symptoms or organ involvement except variable itching. Histology revealed diffuse and dense dermal infiltrates of eosinophils, neutrophils and nuclear debris with perivascular accentuation, imitating LV. This infiltrate masked large epithelioid cells, positive for macrophage markers, which by special histochemical stains for metachromatic granules turned out to be mast cells. This is the first report of this new variant of CM, which may cause considerable diagnostic difficulties both clinically and histopathologically.
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- K M Dunst
- Clinical Department of Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Boncoraglio GB, Brucato A, Carriero MR, Maccagnano E, Robbiolo L, Scappatura LO, Soligo D, Parati EA. Systemic mastocytosis: A potential neurologic emergency. Neurology 2005; 65:332-3. [PMID: 16043817 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000168897.35545.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- G B Boncoraglio
- Department of Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta, via Celoria 11, 20133 Milan, Italy
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An adult man with systemic mastocytosis developed multiple fibromas within his involved skin, predominantly in the intertriginous areas. Friction in the intertriginous areas and scratching due to severe itch may have induced the release of mast cell factors which subsequently resulted in fibroma formation.
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Comte C, Bessis D, Dereure O, Guillot B. Urticaria pigmentosa localized on radiation field. Eur J Dermatol 2003; 13:408-9. [PMID: 12948928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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A woman previously treated by radiotherapy for a breast cancer developed urticaria pigmentosa mainly restricted to the irradiation field, without any systemic symptoms. Localized forms of urticaria pigmentosa are exceptional, and their triggering factors are poorly understood. Several hypotheses can be discussed in this peculiar observation, among which a direct role of radiotherapy in the occurrence of cutaneous lesions cannot be ruled out.
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- Christelle Comte
- Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, 80 Avenue A. Fliche, CHU Montpellier, F 34295 Montpellier, France
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Filipowska B, Gebska E, Pindycka-Piaszczyńska M, Sabat D, Zajecki W. [Coexistence of pigmented urticaria and mastocytomas: a case report]. Pol Merkur Lekarski 2003; 14:441-3. [PMID: 12939822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Mastocytoses are a heterogeneous group of disorders of unknown etiology characterised by the accumulation of mast cells, particularly in the skin. Mastocytosis may be limited to the skin or involve internal organs, especially those playing the lymphoreticular function. We present a case of 9-year-old girl, with a history of maculopapules at the age of two, followed by yellow-brownish, nodular skin lesions. The skin lesions, located on the trunk, neck and face were accompanied by pruritus. The histopathological examination of the node confirmed the diagnosis of mastocytoma. A bone scintigram showed an increased uptake of radiotechnetium around the right coxal region. Application of antihistaminic drugs and phototherapy (UVA) has led to partial remission of skin manifestations of the disease. A long-term follow-up of the child is necessary.
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- Barbara Filipowska
- Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Dermatologii w Zabrzu Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach
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- Eyal Peretz
- Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Sotlar K, Escribano L, Landt O, Möhrle S, Herrero S, Torrelo A, Lass U, Horny HP, Bültmann B. One-step detection of c-kit point mutations using peptide nucleic acid-mediated polymerase chain reaction clamping and hybridization probes. Am J Pathol 2003; 162:737-46. [PMID: 12598308 PMCID: PMC1868096 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63870-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The prognostic significance of somatic activating codon 816 c-kit mutations in pediatric urticaria pigmentosa has not yet been established in detail. Detection of such mutations in archival paraffin-embedded biopsies is usually hampered by an abundance of surrounding normal cells. Here we describe a method for the selective amplification and specific detection of c-kit mutation Asp816-->Val in complete tissue sections cut from up to 24-year-old paraffin blocks. Peptide nucleic acid-mediated polymerase chain reaction clamping of the wild-type allele was combined with on-line mutation detection using oligonucleotide hybridization probes. In DNA extracted from HMC-1 cells heterozygously carrying the c-kit mutation Asp816-->Val, the one-tube assay allowed specific detection of this mutation in a more than 1000-fold excess of normal background DNA within 1 hour and without the need for additional analytical steps. In a series of 38 cases with pediatric urticaria pigmentosa we detected c-kit codons 815 and 816 mutations in 16 cases. Mutation detection did not correlate with clinical outcome after a mean follow-up of 11.2 years. In conclusion, the procedure described may represent an ideal screening tool for all kinds of clinical applications, using point mutations as markers of, for example, early events in carcinogenesis, circulating metastatic tumor cells, and minimal residual disease.
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- Karl Sotlar
- Institute of Pathology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Noack F, Escribano L, Sotlar K, Nunez R, Schuetze K, Valent P, Horny HP. Evolution of urticaria pigmentosa into indolent systemic mastocytosis: abnormal immunophenotype of mast cells without evidence of c-kit mutation ASP-816-VAL. Leuk Lymphoma 2003; 44:313-9. [PMID: 12688351 DOI: 10.1080/1042819021000037967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mastocytosis comprises a heterogeneous group of hematological disorders which are morphologically defined by proliferation and accumulation of tissue mast cells in one or more organs. Clinical manifestations of mastocytosis range from disseminated maculopapular skin lesions (= urticaria pigmentosa [UP]) that may spontaneously regress to highly aggressive neoplasms like mast cell leukemia or mast cell sarcoma. Recently, it could be shown that systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a clonal disorder often exhibiting mutations of c-kit, a protooncogene encoding the tyrosine kinase receptor for stem cell factor (SCF). Mutations of c-kit are considered to play a key role in the pathogenesis of mastocytosis. Therefore, we investigated the unique case of a 36 year-old male patient with indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) evolving from UP (cutaneous mastocytosis) by means of histology, immunophenotyping and molecular biology. At the time of initial diagnosis the bone marrow showed only a mild diffuse increase in mast cells but compact infiltrates were missing. The serum tryptase levels were normal. Five years later, however, the bone marrow histology displayed patchycompact mast cell infiltrates, which now allowed to establish the diagnosis of an ISM. The serum tryptase levels at this time were markedly elevated. At both time points, mast cells were analyzed by immunohistochemistry using anti-tryptase antibody AA1, by flow cytometry using antibodies against CD2 and CD25, and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on laser-microdissected, single pooled mast cells. Immunohistochemistry revealed strong tryptase-positivity of mast cells in both cutaneous and bone marrow infiltrates. Flow cytometry yielded an aberrant expression of CD2 and CD25 on bone marrow mast cells. However, repeated thorough PCR analysis failed to unveil c-kit mutation in atypical mast cells of skin and bone marrow samples of both dates. These findings clearly show that ISM can evolve from UP. Moreover, our study provides further evidence that the c-kit mutation Asp-816-Val is not invariably present in ISM.
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- F Noack
- Department of Pathology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Luebeck, 23538, Germany.
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Mast cells with bilobed or multilobed nuclei have only rarely been observed in the bone marrow of patients with systemic mastocytosis and in a case of subdural mast cell sarcoma. To our knowledge, they have not been reported in cutaneous mast cell disease. We report a rare occurrence of mast cells with bilobed or multilobed nuclei (atypical mast cell type II) in a nodular lesion of a 24-year-old woman with urticaria pigmentosa. The typical and atypical mast cells were confirmed by Giemsa and Leder's naphthol-AS-D-chloroacetate esterase stains and by immunohistochemical staining for tryptase and KIT protein (CD117). Although the nodular lesion with atypical mast cells did not appear to be cytologically malignant, the occurrence of atypical mast cells in a nodular lesion but not in a papular lesion might denote progression of the disease as suggested by the emergence of cells positive for p53.
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- Sindy Hu
- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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The authors report the case of an infant with urticaria pigmentosa who developed infantile fibrosarcoma. The tumor was successfully resected but the skin lesions have persisted. This is the first report of a fibrosarcoma in association with urticaria pigmentosa. A brief review is presented of the available medical literature on associations of solid tumors with mastocytosis.
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- Sameer Bakhshi
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit 48201, USA
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Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis is one of the extremely rare benign forms of mastocytosis that have varied clinical presentations. The pseudoxanthomatous variant is an extremely rare multinodular nonpigmented entity. Only two cases have been reported so far in the literature. We report a 21 year old female patient who had diffusely infiltrated skin with multiple papulo-nodular lesions resembling xanthomas and the classical histopathological features of mastocytosis.
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- Jain Rajesh
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Chamlin SL, Cowper SE, Longley BJ, Williams ML. Generalized bullae in an infant. Arch Dermatol 2002; 138:831-6. [PMID: 12056971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Roupe G. [Mastocytosis--two diseases with different physiopathology]. Lakartidningen 2002; 99:2400-4. [PMID: 12090168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Mastocytosis means proliferation and accumulation of mast cells in skin and internal organs. Bone marrow cytogenetic abnormalities are similar to those found in myeloproliferative diseases. Recent findings indicate different pathogenetic forms of mastocytosis. Thus, adult patients with associated hematological diseases express mutation of the gene for the thyrosine kinase receptor, while childhood cases lack this mutation. In adults the skin and bone marrow are the most commonly affected organs but involvement of the skeleton and gastrointestinal tract also occur. Hematological malignancy is a rare but well-recognized complication. Childhood onset mastocytosis in the skin regresses spontaneously, whereas virtually all of the adult-onset cases persist.
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- Gösta Roupe
- Hudkliniken, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Göteborg.
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