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Indolent systemic mastocytosis in a patient with ileocolitis.
Ann Gastroenterol
January 2014
Gastroenterology Department of 1 I.K.A. Hospital - Present address: Gastroenterology Clinic, General and Oncology Hospital of Kifissia Agioi Anargyroi (Georgios Chrysakopoulos, Stelios Papasavvas, Andreas Koutsoumpas, Georgios Mylonas, Vassilios Tzias), Athens, Greece.
Article Synopsis
- Systemic mastocytosis is a rare disorder characterized by an abnormal increase of mast cells in the body, often leading to health complications, but its specific incidence in Greece is not well-known.
- The case presented involves a 72-year-old man diagnosed with mastocytosis after finding high levels of mast cells in his intestine and elevated levels of tryptase in his blood.
- The patient meets the diagnostic criteria for systemic indolent mastocytosis and is currently receiving treatment with antihistamines, remaining without symptoms.