Castleman's disease associated with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a clinical and electrophysiological follow-up study.
Castleman's disease (CD), or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that can be associated with peripheral neuropathy. We report the long-term follow-up of a patient with a chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy complicating the mediastinal form of classic CD who improved notably with immunosuppressive therapy. Our findings suggest that serial electrophysiological studies may be useful for monitoring treatment efficacy.
Fernández-Torre
J L
JL
Servicio de Neurofisiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
Polo
J M
JM
Calleja
J
J
Berciano
J
J
D000368:Aged; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology