title: Linear IgA disease in a patient with Castleman's disease.
abstract: Linear IgA disease (LAD) is a well recognized subepidermal blistering disorder characterized by linear deposits of IgA at the basement membrane zone. The aetiology is unknown but there is a recognized association with lymphoproliferative malignancies. We report a case of LAD occurring in a patient with multicentric Castleman's disease (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia), an association not previously recorded in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Selly Oak Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muncaster
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007070:Immunoglobulin A