Respiratory Distress and Hypoxemia in Systemic Mastocytosis

Respiratory Distress and Hypoxemia in Systemic Mastocytosis

A 25-year-old woman with documented mastocytosis developed hypoxemia with pruritus, diarrhea, headache, and hypotension on two separate occasions. The hypoxemia appeared to be related to a massive release of histamine. Resolution of the patient's symptoms was accompanied by the return of her ar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1979-01, Vol.75 (1), p.87-88
Hauptverfasser: Kaye, William A., Passero, Michael A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Female
Humans
Hypoxia - etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:A 25-year-old woman with documented mastocytosis developed hypoxemia with pruritus, diarrhea, headache, and hypotension on two separate occasions. The hypoxemia appeared to be related to a massive release of histamine. Resolution of the patient's symptoms was accompanied by the return of her arterial oxygen tension to normal levels.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.75.1.87