Lymphocytic ascites revealing systemic mastocytosis
Essner, C.; Thiefin, G.; Diebold, M.D.; Pignon, B.; Caulet, T.; Zeitoun, P.
Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique 19(11): 948-951
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0399-8320 PMID: 8746056 Document Number: 443151
Systemic mastocytosis is a chronic disease with proliferation of mastocytes in organs separate from skin. We report the case of a systemic mastocytosis revealed by a lymphocytic ascites in the absence of cutaneous involvement. The diagnosis was established by the ultrastructural examination of the bone marrow. Identification of few mastocytes in ascites suggested a mast cell infiltration of the peritoneum. A treatment by alpha-2b interferon was unsuccessful, and death rapidly occurred.