TAFRO Syndrome and Elusive Diagnosis of Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Treated with Empiric Anti-Interleukin-6 Therapy

TAFRO syndrome is defined by the presence of thrombocytopenia (T), anasarca (A), fever (F), reticulin fibrosis/renal dysfunction (R), and organomegaly (O) and can be seen with idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) or as an isolated process without iMCD. Although the diagnosis of iMCD in p...

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Main Authors: Corinne Williams, Alexis Phillips, Vikram Aggarwal, Liron Barnea Slonim, David C. Fajgenbaum, Reem Karmali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/518079