Controversies in Allergy: Is a Bone Marrow Biopsy Optional or Essential in the Evaluation of the Patient with a Suspected Mast Cell Disorder?

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Apr;7(4):1134-1138. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.11.019. Epub 2019 Jan 8.

Authors

Paul A Greenberger¹, Dean D Metcalfe²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill. Electronic address: p-greenberger@northwestern.edu.
² Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.

PMID: 30630762
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.11.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Bone Marrow / metabolism
Bone Marrow / pathology*
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Mast Cells / metabolism
Mast Cells / pathology*
Mastocytosis / diagnosis
Mastocytosis / metabolism
Mastocytosis / pathology*
Mastocytosis, Cutaneous / diagnosis
Mastocytosis, Cutaneous / metabolism
Mastocytosis, Cutaneous / pathology
Mastocytosis, Systemic / diagnosis
Mastocytosis, Systemic / metabolism
Mastocytosis, Systemic / pathology
Urticaria Pigmentosa / diagnosis
Urticaria Pigmentosa / metabolism
Urticaria Pigmentosa / pathology