Burrai I, Petti R, Cavalieri S
Istituto di Patologia Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
Recenti Prog Med. 1993 Jul-Aug;84(7-8):522-5.
A case of systemic mastocytosis with a malignant course, started as urticaria pigmentosa in adult age, is reported. The progression from cutaneous to systemic involvement has been marked by increasing hypereosinophilia which can be considered an important sign of adverse prognosis.