27.11.2015 | Case Report
Atypical presentation of multicentric Castleman disease in a pediatric patient: pleural and pericardial effusion
Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 6/2016
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What is Known
•Pediatric Castleman disease (CD) most commonly occurs in the unicentric form, which typically is asymptomatic and cured by lymph node excision.
•The diagnosis of MCD can be difficult owing to the heterogeneity of presentation and potential for nonspecific multisystem involvement.
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What is New
•A 13-year-old adolescent boy was diagnosed with MCD of the hyaline vascular variant presenting with pleural and pericardial effusion, which is an uncommon presentation.
•In a pediatric patient with fever, pleural-pericardial effusion and multiple lymph nodes, MCD should be considered in differantial diagnosis.
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