title: Presentation of multicentric Castleman's disease with sicca syndrome, cardiomyopathy, palmar and plantar rash.
abstract: Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD), or multicentric angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder which typically present with constitutional symptoms, multicentric lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, effusions, and ascites. We describe a patient with several novel manifestations of MCD: sicca syndrome, lacrimal and salivary gland enlargement, cardiomyopathy, and palmar and plantar rash. Treatment of MCD with chlorambucil and prednisone was effective in the short term followup of this patient. MCD merits consideration in patients with lymphadenopathy and multisystem disease, including sicca syndrome, heart failure or rash.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Kingsmore
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sheldon
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Cripe
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: St Clair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D002699:Chlorambucil; D011241:Prednisone