title: Castleman's disease -- a rare disease of lymph nodes.
abstract: Castleman's disease is a rare disorder of unknown etiology and different clinical manifestations, occurring in young adults (usually prior to age 30 years). In this case report we present one such case who was a 16 years old male with abdominal pain, weight loss, cervical lymph adenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly. Lymph node biopsy revealed hyaline-vascular type of Castleman's disease. He was put on chemotherapy but was lost to follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. zakiullah48@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zakiullah
authors.forename: Zafaruddin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Riaz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Suhail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male