An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease
Abstract Background Castleman disease (CD) is a group of rare lymphoproliferative diseases with common lymph node histological features that can easily be misdiagnosed as infections, multiple autoimmune diseases, and malignant tumors. Case presentation Here we report a rare case of a Chinese male wi...
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| author | XiuLi Zhu Si Chen Fang Fang Yong Jia KaiGuang Zhang |
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| description | Abstract Background Castleman disease (CD) is a group of rare lymphoproliferative diseases with common lymph node histological features that can easily be misdiagnosed as infections, multiple autoimmune diseases, and malignant tumors. Case presentation Here we report a rare case of a Chinese male with refractory ascites for two years and was eventually diagnosed as CD. Conclusions The challenges in diagnosis of CD arise from the large differential, clinical heterogeneity and our limited understanding of pathology. In case of rare ascites, CD needs to be considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bb8ec2b3e084bd9973d99a6d29d5d152022-12-21T18:45:48ZengBMCBMC Gastroenterology1471-230X2021-12-012111410.1186/s12876-021-02050-7An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman diseaseXiuLi Zhu0Si Chen1Fang Fang2Yong Jia3KaiGuang Zhang4Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaAbstract Background Castleman disease (CD) is a group of rare lymphoproliferative diseases with common lymph node histological features that can easily be misdiagnosed as infections, multiple autoimmune diseases, and malignant tumors. Case presentation Here we report a rare case of a Chinese male with refractory ascites for two years and was eventually diagnosed as CD. Conclusions The challenges in diagnosis of CD arise from the large differential, clinical heterogeneity and our limited understanding of pathology. In case of rare ascites, CD needs to be considered.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-02050-7Castleman diseaseAscitesLymph nodesPolyserositisCase report |
| spellingShingle | XiuLi Zhu Si Chen Fang Fang Yong Jia KaiGuang Zhang An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease BMC Gastroenterology Castleman disease Ascites Lymph nodes Polyserositis Case report |
| title | An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease |
| title_full | An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease |
| title_fullStr | An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease |
| title_short | An unusual cause of ascites: Castleman disease |
| title_sort | unusual cause of ascites castleman disease |
| topic | Castleman disease Ascites Lymph nodes Polyserositis Case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-02050-7 |
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