title: A rare association of Castleman's disease and nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Castleman's Disease (CD) is an uncommon and poorly understood disorder of lymph node hyperplasia of unknown etiology. This entity belongs to the atypical lymphoproliferative disorders, a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by a hyperplastic reactive process involving the immune system. The association of the nephrotic syndrome and CD is extremely rare and their interrelation remains enigmatic. We report a case of CD of the hyaline-vascular type with unicentric localization complicated by nephrotic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Pediatric Oncology Department, Hospital 20 Aout 1953, Casablanca, Morocco. Tazi_illias@hotmail.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tazi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rachid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quessar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benchekroun
mesh_terms: D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids