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. 1999 Apr;52(4):301–302. doi: 10.1136/jcp.52.4.301

An unusual presentation of systemic mastocytosis.

R J Kennedy 1, J L Scoffield 1, W I Garstin 1
PMCID: PMC501337  PMID: 10474524

Abstract

A 47 year old man presented with mastocytosis, a disease process characterised by proliferation of mast cells. The clinical features and outcome are discussed.

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