Patient is to be off of prednisone minimum of 3 days. No rubbing of skin prior to biopsy. Anesthesia performed with xylocaine without epinephrine. Regular formalin specimen bottle. However, the symptoms can be treated with varying success.
Most patients have indolent mastocytosis, and have a good prognosis.
Mastocytosis can occur at any age. The figures found in the literature vary widely. Half of these children will experience resolution by adolescence and the remainder will experience a marked reduction in symptoms. Moreover, because there is no cure for mastocytosis yet, the results of the tests would not change the treatment. Yes, although it is not sure beforehand what the reaction to a certain anesthetic will be.