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Urticaria pigmentosa: An anesthetic challenge

Year: 1990

Type: article

Abstract: Urticaria pigmentosa is the most common form of mastocytosis, a disease in which abnormal proliferations of mast cells occur in various organs of the body. Multiple stimuli, including many drugs commonly used in anesthetic practice, can provoke mast cell degranulation and result in intraoperative hemodynamic instability. An anesthetic plan minimizing histamine release and utilizing vecuronium as the muscle relaxant is discussed, and the literature pertaining to urticaria pigmentosa is reviewed.

Source: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(90)90063-9

Authors: Eric P. Greenblatt, Linda Chen

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Mast cells and histamine

Subfield: Immunology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,090