Mastocytosis - Drug therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The problem of anaphylaxis and mastocytosis.

30 Dec 2008 Mastocytosis is a rare disease characterized by an elevated whole body mast cell number. Anaphylaxis is a severe, generalized hypersensitivity reaction with rapid onset. The problem of anaphylaxis and mastocytosis is due to strongly increased ... Read more...

Case report of mastocytosis in an adult.

30 Dec 2008 A case of adult-onset mastocytosis is presented to illustrate the classification, signs, symptoms, workup, treatment, and prognosis for this unusual condition. Although there is no cure for mastocytosis, symptoms of histamine release can be ... Read more...

Mast cells in health and disease: from basic science to clinical application 4-5 July 2008, Stuttgart, Germany.

29 Nov 2008 In July 2008, the fifth and last meeting of the Mast Cells and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases (MCCID) network was hosted by Axel Lorentz and Stephan Bischoff at the University of Hohenheim, in the Aula of the Chateau Hohenheim, Stuttgart. The MCCID ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mastocytosis - Drug therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Pharmaceutical care of a patient diagnosed with mastocytosis] 27 Feb 2009
• The problem of anaphylaxis and mastocytosis. 30 Dec 2008
• Case report of mastocytosis in an adult. 30 Dec 2008
• Mastocytic enterocolitis: a newly described mast cell entity. 29 Nov 2008
• Mast cells in health and disease: from basic science to clinical application 4-5 July 2008, Stuttgart, Germany. 29 Nov 2008
• Efficacy of vinblastine for treatment of canine mast cell tumors. 30 Oct 2008
• Prevention of mast cell activation disorder-associated clinical sequelae of excessive prostaglandin D(2) production. 10 Jul 2008
• KIT and mastocytosis. 18 Jun 2008
• The mast cell and allergic diseases: role in pathogenesis and implications for therapy. 30 May 2008
• Pharmacological targeting of the KIT growth factor receptor: a therapeutic consideration for mast cell disorders. 24 May 2008
• Mastocytosis: a rare case of anaphylaxis in paediatric age and literature review. 29 Apr 2008
• Iatrogenic xanthoderma. 29 Apr 2008
• High omalizumab dose controls recurrent reactions to venom immunotherapy in indolent systemic mastocytosis. 28 Feb 2008
• Localized eosinophilic ileitis with mastocytosis successfully treated with oral budesonide. 30 Oct 2007
• Kit: molecule of interest for the diagnosis and treatment of mastocytosis and other neoplastic disorders. 30 Jul 2007
• Mastocytosis: advances in diagnosis and treatment. 29 Jun 2007
• Osseous mastocytosis of the knee. 3 Jun 2007
• CD52 is expressed on human mast cells and is a potential therapeutic target in Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia and mast cell disorders. 29 Apr 2006
• Current options in the treatment of mast cell mediator-related symptoms in mastocytosis. 30 Dec 2005
• A novel K509I mutation of KIT identified in familial mastocytosis-in vitro and in vivo responsiveness to imatinib therapy. 20 Sep 2005

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Technical information about 'Mastocytosis'

Definition: A heterogenous group of disorders characterized by the abnormal increase of MAST CELLS in only the skin (MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS), in extracutaneous tissues involving multiple organs (MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC), or in solid tumors (MASTOCYTOMA).

Descriptor UI: D008415

Alternative terms: Mastocytosis; Mastocytoses; Mast-Cell Disease; Disease, Mast-Cell; Diseases, Mast-Cell; Mast Cell Disease; Mast-Cell Diseases;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.557.450.565.465; C17.800.508;

Online Note: use URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA to search MASTOCYTOSIS 1975-86

History Note: 87; was see URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1975-86

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics