Research Article
Allergic Mastocytic Gastroenteritis and Colitis: An Unexplained Etiology in Chronic Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal Dysmotility
Table 6
Comparison between different GI mast cell diseases [
20,
24].
| | Cardinal symptoms | Number of mast cells/HPF | Serum markers |
| Mastocytic enterocolitis | Abdominal pain, diarrhea | >20 | N/A | Mast cell Activation syndrome | Abdominal pain, dermatographism, flushing | 17–23 | Serum tryptase | Allergic mastocytic Gastroenteritis and colitis | Abdominal pain, dysmotilitysymptoms (e.g., early satiety, bloating), nocturnal awakening | >40 | Histamine, IgE |
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