Indolent systemic mastocytosis in a child: A rare and difficult diagnosis

Autor: Yasemin Altuner Torun, Ayse Betul Ergul, Elif Guler Kazancı, Mahmut Can Serbetci, Fatma Mutlu Sarıguzel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 306-308 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2319-7250
DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.184333
Popis: Mastocytosis is a sporadic disease characterized by an abnormal accumulation of mast cells (MCs) in single or multiple organs. A 5-year-old girl who was diagnosed as cutaneous mastocytosis by our Dermatology Department when she was 4 months of age was admitted to our Pediatric Hematology Department by hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (SM) was verified by one major and one minor WHO criteria: presence of multifocal, dense aggregates of MCs in bone marrow (major criteria) and confirmed by expression of CD2, CD25, and CD117 in bone marrow (minor criteria). During follow-up, systemic anaphylaxis was determined and treated for 3 times. We here present the first report of use of interferon-α-2a, methylprednisolone, and montelukast in life-threatening SM to achieve remission, suggesting a new option for treatment of SM in childhood.
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