Cutaneous and gastrointestinal mastocytosis associated with cerebral toxoplasmosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with systemic cutaneous and gastrointestinal mastocytosis and associated meningoencephalitic toxoplasmosis is reported. The simultaneous occurrence of the two conditions and their regression after treatment of the toxoplasmosis suggest a possible relationship between the mast cell proliferation and the parasitic infection. Mast cell activation and stimulation may be transitory in response to a stimulus, causing reactional mastocytosis.
Medical subject headings
- Mastocytosis
- Telangiectasis
- Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral