The Tryptase Test Clinical Use in Dermatology and Allergy
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Authors: Knut Brockow1 , Lawrence B Schwartz2 1 Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Overview:
This white paper provides an overview of the use of tryptase in dermatology and allergy. The paper describes clinical utility of testing tryptase under acute and/or baseline levels to determine mast cell involvement and subsequent elevated mast cells found in systemic mastocytosis, mast cell activation as in systemic anaphylaxis or tryptase overproduction as in alpha-tryptasemia.
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