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. 2022 Feb 13;14(2):e22177. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22177

Table 1. Classification of mast cells disorders.

Adapted from Khokhar & Akin, 2019 [9]

IgE: immunoglobulin E; MCAS: mast cell activation syndrome

MCDs type Clinical entities
Primary Mastocytosis (cutaneous and systemic), monoclonal mast cell activation syndrome (MMAS), mast cell sarcoma, mast cell leukemia, mastocytoma
Secondary IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions, urticaria, angioedema, food and drug anaphylaxis, mast cell hyperplasia (owing to systemic diseases such as chronic infection or autoimmune disease)
Idiopathic MCAS, idiopathic anaphylaxis, chronic idiopathic urticaria/angioedema