Cutaneous and gastrointestinal symptoms in two patients with systemic mastocytosis successfully treated with omalizumab

Case Rep Med. 2015:2015:903541. doi: 10.1155/2015/903541. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Abstract

The pathogenesis of mastocytosis is not well defined and thus treatment remains challenging and remains on a palliative basis. We present two cases (a 48-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man) with indolent systemic mastocytosis in whom omalizumab (anti-IgE) reduced gastrointestinal and cutaneous symptoms significantly. This observation provides additional insight into the effects of omalizumab on systemic mastocytosis.