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A patient with systemic mastocytosis suffered a life-threatening immune reaction after receiving an mRNA-1273 COVID-19 booster.

A patient who was diagnosed with mast cell leukemia, a rare form of SM, experienced symptom relief with methylprednisolone treatment.

A genetic trait that increases risk of anaphylaxis is higher in people with SM. Identifying the trait early could mean better treatment.

A rare case of systemic mastocytosis (SM) manifesting as generalized seizures was recently described in a case report.

A 9-year-old girl underwent a stem cell transplant after being diagnosed with SM following treatment for a germ cell tumor.

The targeted therapy drug gemtuzumab ozogamicin successfully treated a young boy with SM-AHN who did not respond to conventional therapies.

A case report describes a patient who experienced two failed transcatheter aortic valve replacements, likely related to her underlying SM.

A man with systemic mastocytosis experienced a severe allergic reaction and eventually died after being stung by a wasp.

Duplex sequencing can reveal KIT mutations in a subset of patients with SM who do not have detectable mutations by ddPCR, a study found.

Results from a recent study could support more accurate diagnosis and future therapies in indolent systemic mastocytosis.