A case of Castleman's disease and adult necrotizing aortitis: a co-incidence or a significance?
We report a case of concomitant Castleman's disease and adult necrotizing aortitis, an association heretofore not reported. A brief discussion of the current state of our understanding of the pathogenesis of aortitis and possible link between these two entities is presented.
The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia.
Claudia
C
Villanueva
The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia. Electronic address: adettrick@gmail.com.
Andrew
A
Dettrick
The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia.
Douglas
D
Wall
The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia.
Madeleine
M
McLaren
D000328:Adult; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Aortitis; Castleman’s disease; Hyaline vascular; Necrotizing aortitis