Cutaneous and gastrointestinal mastocytosis associated with cerebral toxoplasmosis

Br J Dermatol. 1998 Nov;139(5):881-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02518.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mastocytosis / parasitology*
  • Mastocytosis / pathology
  • Telangiectasis / parasitology*
  • Telangiectasis / pathology
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications*