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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2026

EBV+ and Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpesvirus-Associated Multicentric Castleman Disease in a Patient With HIV Infection: A Case Report.

Mai-Yin Huang, Zhe Li, Wei Zhang, Hai-Yun Chen, Jun Liu, Chong-Xi Li

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Mai-Yin HuangDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China, kmmc.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0899-2988
Zhe LiDepartment of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China, kmmc.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4822-8931
Wei ZhangDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming (Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases), Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6170-3695
Hai-Yun ChenDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming (Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases), Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7060-0824
Jun LiuDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming (Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases), Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2840-1661
Chong-Xi LiDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming (Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases), Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2158-382X

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Abstract

Multicentric Castleman disease is a rare proliferative disease of lymphoid tissue. It has rarely been reported in Asian countries, particularly in HIV-positive patients. Here, we report a case of Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus-associated Multicentric Castleman disease (KSHV-MCD). A 44-year-old male HIV patient with a good response to antiretroviral therapy presented with recurrent fever and bilateral axillary masses. He was hospitalized for recurrent exacerbations, and it took 7 years from onset to definitive diagnosis. Lymph node biopsy suggested Castleman disease. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of the blood showed that the patient was infected with KSHV (8327 sequence reads) and EBV (283 sequence reads). The patient was administered rituximab, thalidomide, sodium phosphonates, and ganciclovir. The patient's symptoms were completely relieved, and all indicators returned to normal, with no recurrence during follow-up. This case underlines that it is necessary to perform multiple lymph node biopsies or repeat the biopsies multiple times for the diagnosis of KSHV-MCD.

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case reportEpstein-Barr virushuman immunodeficiency virusKaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirusMulticentric Castleman diseaserituximab

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