The Mastocytosis Syndrome: Clinical and Biological Studies
Authors: D. JOSEPH DEMIS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 August 1963The Mastocytosis Syndrome: Clinical and Biological StudiesD. JOSEPH DEMIS, PH.D., M.D.D. JOSEPH DEMIS, PH.D., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-2-194 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMastocytosis, an abnormal proliferation of tissue mast cells, is being recognized with increasing frequency as a systemic disease. This disorder was originally described by Nettleship in 1869 (1) as its cutaneous manifestation, urticaria pigmentosa. It was not until 1949 that Ellis (2) reported autopsy findings which conclusively demonstrated generalized systemic involvement with infiltration of skin, liver, spleen, bone marrow, lymph nodes, pancreas, and thymus. 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C.Presented at the Forty-third Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 9-13, 1962.Requests for reprints should be addressed to D. Joseph Demis, Ph.D., M.D., Chief, Department of Dermatology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington 12, D. C. 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WARNER, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 August 1963Volume 59, Issue 2Page: 194-206KeywordsExcretionLymph nodesMast cellsMastocytosisPancreasSpleenSystemic diseasesTachycardiaThymusUrticaria Issue Published: 1 August 1963 PDF downloadLoading ...