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Published on: September 14, 2010
Co-Existence of Multicentric Castleman's Disease and Kaposi's Sarcoma
Reza Yaghoobi1, Nader Pazyar1, Sadigheh Tavakoli1
1Department of Dermatology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract:
Castleman's disease (CD) or giant lymph node hyperplasia is a rare disorder that can be unicentric or multicentric. Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) is manifested by generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, hematological abnormality, and constitutional symptoms. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection is present in nearly 100% MCD associated with HIV-1 infection, but in about 50% of cases of HIV negative. Herein, we report a 77-year-old man with systemic involvement and skin lesions on the anterior aspect of both legs in the previous site of saphenous vein angioplasty. Co-existence of MCD with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) led us to present this rare case.
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