Affiliation
Department Infectious Diseases, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles St., Dublin 7 and University College Dublin, School of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Dublin. aoife@aoifecotter.comIssue Date
2009-10MeSH
AdultAnti-Infective Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Ciprofloxacin
Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia
Herpesvirus 8, Human
Humans
Immunologic Factors
Male
Splenomegaly
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Multicentric Castleman's disease & HIV infection. 2009, 102 (9):294-5 Ir Med JJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
19902650Abstract
We report the case of a 35 year patient from Nigeria who presented with fever and splenomegaly. The initial diagnosis was Salmonellosis. However, relapsing symptoms lead to a re-evaluation and ultimately a diagnosis of Multicentric Castleman's Disease (MCD). There is no gold standard treatment but our patient responded to Rituximab and Highly active anti-retroviral therapy. MCD is a rare, aggressive disease that should be considered in a HIV positive patient presenting with fever and significant lymphadenopathy.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
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0332-3102Collections
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