Unicentric Castleman's lymphadenopathy presenting with Behçet's syndrome: a case report

Haematologica. 1990 Sep-Oct;75(5):470-2.

Abstract

We describe a male patient with Behcet's syndrome and Castleman's lymphadenopathy. He was affected by severe oral and genital ulcers, bilateral uveitis, necrotic purulent nodules on both hands. A CT scan of the mediastinum showed the presence of a mediastinal mass. On the basis of histological and immunohistological findings, a diagnosis of Castleman's disease, angiofollicular type, was formulated. The lymphadenopathy was unicentric. After the surgical excision of the mediastinal mass (January, 1989) until now, Behcet's syndrome is in complete remission with a low dosage of prednisone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autoimmune Diseases / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Castleman Disease / complications*
  • Castleman Disease / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinum / pathology
  • Mediastinum / surgery
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Prednisone