Biomaterial Database

Pseudoxanthomatous mastocytosis. 1975

W A Griffiths, and K Daneshbod

A case of xanthelasmoidea (pseudoxanthomatous mastocytosis) occurring in a 50-year-old Iranian man is described. The patient had a large upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008407	Mast Cells	Granulated cells that are found in almost all tissues, most abundantly in the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. Like the BASOPHILS, mast cells contain large amounts of HISTAMINE and HEPARIN. Unlike basophils, mast cells normally remain in the tissues and do not circulate in the blood. Mast cells, derived from the bone marrow stem cells, are regulated by the STEM CELL FACTOR.	Basophils, Tissue,Basophil, Tissue,Cell, Mast,Cells, Mast,Mast Cell,Tissue Basophil,Tissue Basophils
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D006471	Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage	Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.	Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D014582	Urticaria Pigmentosa	The most common form of cutaneous mastocytosis (MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS) that occurs primarily in children. It is characterized by the multiple small reddish-brown pigmented pruritic macules and papules.	Maculopapular Cutaneous Mastocytosis,Cutaneous Mastocytoses, Maculopapular,Cutaneous Mastocytosis, Maculopapular,Maculopapular Cutaneous Mastocytoses
D014973	Xanthomatosis	A condition marked by the development of widespread xanthomas, yellow tumor-like structures filled with lipid deposits. Xanthomas can be found in a variety of tissues including the SKIN; TENDONS; joints of KNEES and ELBOWS. Xanthomatosis is associated with disturbance of LIPID METABOLISM and formation of FOAM CELLS.	Xanthoma,Xanthomas,Xanthomatoses