Diagnosis, management and the burden of symptoms of mastocytosis from the physician's perspective: A nationwide study.

ABSTRACT: Mastocytosis is categorized into cutaneous mastocytosis (CM), mast cell sarcoma and systemic mastocytosis (SM). Within SM, indolent SM (ISM) is the more frequent subtype. Adult patients with CM but without an extracutaneous biopsy are classified as having mastocytosis in the skin (MIS), a provisional diagnosis. Mastocytosis patients may experience a wide range of symptoms that significantly impact their quality of life (QoL). In France, the estimated prevalence of mastocytosis and the burden of symptoms remain unknown. To address this, we conducted a national online survey to estimate the number of mastocytosis diagnoses and assess the burden of symptoms from the physician's perspective. Overall, 1169 of the 6239 physicians solicited completed the survey. These physicians reported managing

SUBMITTER: Rossignol J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12624172 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature