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ArticleIndian dermatology online journal

Clinicopathological Profile of Childhood Onset Cutaneous Mastocytosis from a Tertiary Care Center in South India.

Dharshini Sathishkumar, Abyramy Balasundaram, Surya Mary Mathew, Lydia Mathew, Meera Thomas, Poonkuzhali Balasubramanian, Renu George

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  1. Cutaneous Mastocytosis in Childhood: An Update from the Literature.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2023
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Dharshini SathishkumarDepartment of Dermatology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abyramy BalasundaramDepartment of Dermatology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Surya Mary MathewDepartment of Dermatology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lydia MathewDepartment of Dermatology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Meera ThomasDepartment of Pathology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Poonkuzhali BalasubramanianDepartment of Haematology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Renu GeorgeDepartment of Dermatology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Christian Medical College, Vellore · IN

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Abstract

backgroundMastocytosis is characterized by clonal proliferation of mast cells in various organs and can have isolated cutaneous or systemic involvement. Childhood-onset mastocytosis (COM) is usually cutaneous and regresses spontaneously, while adult-onset mastocytosis (AOM) is often persistent with systemic involvement. There is limited data on COM from India.

objectiveTo elucidate the clinicopathological profile of COM.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective chart review of all the patients with histologically proven COM (≤16 years), presenting over 11 years (January 2009 to December 2019) to the Dermatology Department. We compiled the demographic data, clinical characteristics (morphology, extent, distribution), laboratory investigations, histopathology findings, imaging (ultrasound abdomen),

resultsAmong the 66 patients with COM (M: F-1.6:1), 89.4% had onset before 2 years of age. The subtypes were: maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis (MPCM: 44, 66.7%); mastocytoma of the skin (MOS: 19, 28.8%); diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis (DCM: 2, 3%) and indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM: 1, 1.5%). Blistering was observed in 29 (43.9%) and Darier sign was elicited in 47 (71.2%) patients. Serum tryptase was elevated in 9/21 (42.9%) patients, but none had systemic mastocytosis. Three patients had

conclusionMPCM is the most common variant of COM and most patients had a disease onset before 2 years. Overall, COM had a good prognosis with rare systemic involvement, mitigating the need for extensive evaluation routinely in children.

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Childhood mastocytosisc-KITcutaneous mastocytosismastocytomapediatric mastocytosistryptaseurticaria pigmentosa

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