Gewebsmastzellen und Mastzellen-Reticulose

Involvement of the small intestine in systemic mast cell disease.

“…Other mechanisms must, however, also operate in view of (1) patients with mucosal mast cell infiltration and normal villi (Jarnum and Zachariae, 1967;Clemett et al, 1968, case III) and (2) patients with subtotal villous atrophy but no demonstrated increase in mast cells at that site (Rubin and Dobbins, 1965;Broitman et al, 1970). RADIOLOGY A characteristic barium contrast radiological appearance of the small bowel in systemic mast cell disease has been described (Janower, 1962;Remy, 1962;Clemett et al, 1968;Jarnum and Zachariae, 1967). This consists of diffuse thickening of the bowel wall and multiple nodular filling defects similar to the appearance of nodular lymphoid hyperplasia.…”