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Mastocytosis (say mass-toe-sigh-toe-sis) is the abnormal growth of mast cells in the body. Mast cells are part of the immune system, which helps protect your body against infection. The most common form of mastocytosis is when mast cells accumulate on the skin, causing reddish-brown spots or bumps.In rare cases, mastocytosis can affect other parts of the body, such as the stomach, the intestines and the bone marrow. Mastocytosis can occur in people of any age.he most common form of mastocytosis is when mast cells accumulate on the skin, causing reddish-brown spots or bumps. In rare cases, mastocytosis can affect other parts of the body, such as the stomach, the intestines and the bone marrow. Mastocytosis can occur in people of any age.
Spherocytosis is an auto-hemolytic anemia (a disease of the blood) characterized by the production of spherocytes-red blood cells (RBCs), or erythrocytes, that are sphere-shaped, rather than bi-concave disk shaped. Spherocytes are found in hereditary spherocytosis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.he misshapen but otherwise healthy red blood cells are mistaken by the spleen for old or damaged red blood cells and it thus constantly breaks them down, causing a cycle whereby the body destroys its own blood supply (auto-hemolysis). The term non hereditary spherocytosis is occasionally used, albeit rarely.