title: Successful treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-related Castleman's disease with interferon-alpha.
abstract: Multicentric Castleman's disease is an atypical lymphoproliferative disorder for which multiple chemotherapeutic regimens have been used without much success. Role of biological response modifiers like interferon used as a single agent is discussed in this case report.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA. deepika@mailcity.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Schechter
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Benator
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D016898:Interferon-alpha