103 landmarks and buildings light up for mastocytosis and mast cell diseases
20 October 2021 marks the fourth annual International Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day.
Why purple?
When mast cells, usually from bone marrow, skin, and GI biopsies, are exposed to a special dye in pathology labs the granules of the mast cell or their cartilage matrix shows up in a distinctive purple colour. Once mast cells are highlighted in purple, pathologists...
Explaining Adult Onset Cutaneous Mastocytosis
Our second Explaining Mast Cell Disease info sheet and post focus on Adult Onset Cutaneous Mastocytosis.