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ArticleCureus2021

A Case of Castleman Disease: A Diagnostic Dilemma.

Ghulam Rabbani Anwar, Muhammad Tariq Mehr, Danial Tahir, Sidra Humayun, Ghulam Farooq

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ghulam Rabbani AnwarInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Muhammad Tariq MehrInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Danial TahirInternal Medicine, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, PAK.
Sidra HumayunPathology, Muhammad College of Medicine, Peshawar, PAK.
Ghulam FarooqInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Abbott (Sweden) · SEThe University of Agriculture, Peshawar · PKHayatabad Medical Complex · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Castleman disease (CD) is a disorder characterized by lymphoid proliferation. It is not usually the first differential for pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) because of the extremely rare incidence worldwide. We report the case of a 24-year-old man with PUO for six months. He had been previously investigated for infective, rheumatological, and immunological causes. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis was considered as the most likely diagnosis because of his clinical presentation and locality. Based on this, he was given a trial of anti-tuberculous therapy. However, he did not show any signs of improvement despite being compliant with the medications. His condition was further complicated by the development of ascites. Upon treatment failure, the patient presented to our tertiary care hospital and was investigated for a possible revision of diagnosis. Based on clinical assessment and histopathology of the lymph nodes, he was diagnosed with idiopathic multicentric CD overlapping with systemic lupus erythematosus. He was started on azathioprine and prednisone and showed a positive response, indicated by a decreasing erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein. The patient continues to be healthy and in remission to date.

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castleman diseaseextrapulmonary tuberculosisimcdlymphadenopathysystemic lupus erythematosustuberculosis

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PMID33987044
PMCPMC8110292
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