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Testing For Mastocytosis
Health Encyclopedia: Urticaria Pigmentosa
Mastocytosis; Mastocytoma
Symptoms
- Appearance of brownish lesions on skin
- Welt or hive formation when lesions are rubbed or scratched
- Blister formation over lesion when it is rubbed
- Facial
flushing
- Diarrhea
- Fast heart rate
- Headache
- Fainting (syncope)
Signs and tests
- Urine histamine -- shows elevated levels of histamine
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Skin biopsy -- confirms the presence of increas...
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