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Xavier Jannot1,2, Martine Auclair3,4, Martin Martinot5
1Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine, National Reference Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (CNR RESO), Tertiary Center for Primary Immunodeficiency, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
Abstract:
This case study presents the case of a 54-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive male who developed type B insulin resistance syndrome (TBIRS) in conjunction with a relapse of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)-positive multicentric Castleman disease (MCD). This case is only the sixth reported instance of TBIRS associated with HHV8-associated MCD. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of anti-insulin receptor autoantibodies, and the patient was treated effectively with rituximab, with no relapse in follow-up. The cases described are discussed, along with the differences between them and our own case. Additionally, the potential for an autoimmune complication of MCD, even when HIV is well controlled, is addressed, as well as the available therapeutic approaches.
Learning Points:
Unexplained hypoglycemia can reveal autoimmunity against insulin receptors associated with lymphoproliferative disorders, including multicentric Castleman disease.Autoimmune hypoglycemia can occur independently of inflammatory signs or uncontrolled human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients with multicentric Castleman disease.
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