title: Localized abdominal Castleman disease masquerading as malabsorption syndrome.
abstract: Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unclear etiology. It usually presents as localized enlarged lymph nodes in children. Surgical excision is curative in localized form. Clinical findings of malabsorption are rarely reported in the literature. Herein, we describe a 14-year-old girl who presented with anemia, failure to thrive, osteoporosis, zinc, and vitamin deficiency. She was diagnosed as localized mesenteric mixed type of Castleman disease. Her clinical findings improved after surgical excision of the mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drsinansari@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Ediz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yeşilkaya
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dalgiç
authors.forename: Ceyda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karadeniz
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: Türkiz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gürsel
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sönmez
authors.forename: Ipek Işik
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Gönül
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed