ACUTE MAST-CELL LEUKEMIA REVEALED BY FLUSH SYNDROME

Introduction Acute mast cell leukemia is a rare and severe disease. We report herein a case associated with a flush syndrome. Case report A 44-year-old man, presented with a flush of face and trunk. Bone marrow was infiltrated with immature mast cells. In spite of chemotherapy an d bone marrow transplantation the patient deceased. Discussion Pheochr omocytoma, carcinoid tumor, and mastocytosis are associated with a flu sh syndrome. In our patient the diagnosis was an acute mast cell leuke mia. Acute mast cell leukemia can follow systemic mastocytosis or occu r de novo. This disease is of poor prognosis. No treatment is availabl e.