Mast Attack

Anemia is the most common issue affecting red blood cells in MCAS patients.   It can be macrocytic (big cells), normocytic (normal size)...

One of the reasons MCAS is so difficult to diagnose is because it often has no effect on routine blood work.   Mast cells leave the bone...

I hug myself a lot.   It looks like I’m crossing my arms, but I’m not.   Sometimes it’s because I’m cold, but mostly it’s to self sooth.  ...

MCAS patients suffer a variety of symptoms in systems localized to the head, often without well characterized explanations.   Eye, ear, ...

Last week was hard for me.   I’m not entirely sure why it was so hard.   I got bad news, but frankly, I get bad news a lot.   Sometimes it’...

Kounis syndrome, also known as allergic angina or allergic myocardial infarction, is when patients suffer severe chest pain or heart att...

Mast cells have been implicated in several types of cardiac and vascular dysfunction.   Mast cells are thought to contribute to rupture ...