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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Systemic mastocytosis is a rare disease characterized by abnormal growth and accumulation of mast cells in various organ.<ref name="KoenigMorel2008">{{cite journal|last1=Koenig|first1=Martial|last2=Morel|first2=Jérôme|last3=Reynaud|first3=Jacqueline|last4=Varvat|first4=Cécile|last5=Cathébras|first5=Pascal|title=An unusual cause of spontaneous bleeding in the intensive care unit – mastocytosis: a case report|journal=Cases Journal|volume=1|issue=1|year=2008|pages=100|issn=1757-1626|doi=10.1186/1757-1626-1-100}}</ref> | |||
Mastocytosis occurs in all ethnic groups and may appear at any age. CM is more common in children; a second smaller peak of incidence is seen in adults in the third to fourth decade.<ref name="FerranteScavone2015">{{cite journal|last1=Ferrante|first1=Giuliana|last2=Scavone|first2=Valeria|last3=Muscia|first3=Maria|last4=Adrignola|first4=Emilia|last5=Corsello|first5=Giovanni|last6=Passalacqua|first6=Giovanni|last7=La Grutta|first7=Stefania|title=The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis|journal=World Allergy Organization Journal|volume=8|issue=1|year=2015|pages=5|issn=1939-4551|doi=10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x}}</ref> | Mastocytosis occurs in all ethnic groups and may appear at any age. CM is more common in children; a second smaller peak of incidence is seen in adults in the third to fourth decade.<ref name="FerranteScavone2015">{{cite journal|last1=Ferrante|first1=Giuliana|last2=Scavone|first2=Valeria|last3=Muscia|first3=Maria|last4=Adrignola|first4=Emilia|last5=Corsello|first5=Giovanni|last6=Passalacqua|first6=Giovanni|last7=La Grutta|first7=Stefania|title=The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis|journal=World Allergy Organization Journal|volume=8|issue=1|year=2015|pages=5|issn=1939-4551|doi=10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Systemic mastocytosis is a rare disease characterized by abnormal growth and accumulation of mast cells in various organ.[1]
Mastocytosis occurs in all ethnic groups and may appear at any age. CM is more common in children; a second smaller peak of incidence is seen in adults in the third to fourth decade.[2]
References
- ↑ Koenig, Martial; Morel, Jérôme; Reynaud, Jacqueline; Varvat, Cécile; Cathébras, Pascal (2008). "An unusual cause of spontaneous bleeding in the intensive care unit – mastocytosis: a case report". Cases Journal. 1 (1): 100. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-100. ISSN 1757-1626.
- ↑ Ferrante, Giuliana; Scavone, Valeria; Muscia, Maria; Adrignola, Emilia; Corsello, Giovanni; Passalacqua, Giovanni; La Grutta, Stefania (2015). "The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis". World Allergy Organization Journal. 8 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x. ISSN 1939-4551.