Aaron Hartman, MD explains why mast cell activation syndrome gets missed in primary care. MCAS mimics chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and brain fog, and conditions like Lyme disease or mold exposure can trigger it. He references a conversation with Dr. Afrin for deeper context.
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We're all missing this. We're missing this diagnosis every day. What is the elephant in the room that doctors are in? Senior primary care multiple times a day? It's mast cell activation syndrome. This can look like chronic fatigue. It can look like fibromyalgia. It can look like brain fog. It can look like mold. Actually, mold's a trigger for it. It can look like chronic Lyme disease. Actually, Lyme can be a trigger for it. It can look like shingles, recurrent mono. Actually, all these can be triggers for it. I talked with Dr. Afrin, who's one of the top researchers at investigators in the world about mast cell activation syndrome. It was in our newsletter this past week. So if you missed that, make sure you sign up for our newsletter. We actually go into depth about mast cell activation syndrome, what causes it, things about it. So if you haven't got that as well, you can visit that on our YouTube channel. We had a great conversation about the elephant in the room that's being missed every day in primary care. Hope you enjoy it.