title: [A unique case of destructive polyarthritis associated with multicentric Castleman's disease].
abstract: This is an original report of a 75-year-old woman suffering from multicentric Castleman's disease associated with a destructive polyarthritis, which do not correspond to any known rhumatologic disease. Cattleman's disease (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) is a lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. Two forms are described: a localized and a multicentric. In the literature, associations of Cattleman's disease and connective tissue disease such as rheumatoid arthritis have been described. Association with POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M component, skin changes) and amylosis have also been described.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Gériatrique, CH Emile-Roux (Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris), 1, avenue de Verdun, 94456 Limeil-Brevannes.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carpentier-Planchon
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bouillanne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabane
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Droulers
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bodak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001706:Biopsy; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids