Localized abdominal Castleman disease masquerading as malabsorption syndrome.
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.
Sari
Sinan
S
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drsinansari@yahoo.com
Okur
Arzu
A
Yeşilkaya
Ediz
E
Dalgiç
Buket
B
Karadeniz
Ceyda
C
Oğuz
Aynur
A
Gürsel
Türkiz
T
Sönmez
Kaan
K
Gönül
Ipek Işik
II
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