Leonardo Jaimes, MD

All articles by Leonardo Jaimes, MD

• Case report: SM presents as osteoporosis in male patient

  A new study detailed a rare case of a man with systemic mastocytosis who presented with symptoms of osteoporosis.

• Case of mastocytosis may be linked to cancer radiation treatment

  A new case revealed suspected systemic mastocytosis following a female patient’s radiation therapy for breast cancer

• Rare pediatric SM case presents as skull lesion

  Systemic mastocytosis is rare in children, and this case was particularly rare because of its lone symptom.

• Study proposes unifying SM diagnostic criteria

  A recent article proposed unifying the 2001 WHO SM diagnostic criteria and revised criteria of the 2021 International Consensus Classification Group.

• Two prognostic scoring systems best predict advanced SM outcomes

  A recent report shows two specific prognostic scoring systems have the most accurate predictive value for advanced SM outcomes.

• Study shows certain cellular markers could predict SM outcomes

  A recent study showed cellular markers CD25, CD30 and CD25 could help predict prognosis in patients with systemic mastocytosis.

• Bezuclastinib shows promise as SM treatment in early stage trial

  A clinical trial studying bezuclastinab in SM patients has shown positive preliminary results in part one of phase 2.

• SM is a major risk factor for severe sting reactions

  A recent study found that diseases such as systemic mastocytosis (SM) are a significant risk factor for adverse reactions to insect stings.

• Case study: SM patient surgery successful with CytoSorb

  A recently published case report described an SM patient who underwent surgery with the addition of CytoSorb in the bypass system.

• Patient diagnosed with both SM and myelodysplastic syndrome

  A recently published case report describes a patient with a combined diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (SM) and myelodysplastic syndrome.