[Anesthetic management in mastocytosis]

Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous grouping of entities characterized by proliferation of mast cells in one or more organs or tissues. The skin is the most frequently affected organ, followed by bone marrow. The relevance of this disease to anesthesia lies in the fact that many drugs used can trigger massive release of chemical mediators of mast cells. We report the case of a patient diagnosed with cutaneous mastocytosis who underwent testicular biopsy with intradural anesthesia. We review the fundamental aspects of the disease and the principles of anesthetic management.