Anemia associated with increased hepcidin in two children with Castleman disease

Pediatr Int. 2018 Sep;60(9):882-884. doi: 10.1111/ped.13631. Epub 2018 Sep 5.

Authors

Miyako Mizukami¹, Yuko Yoto¹, Shigeki Nishihori², Sachiko Kimura³, Hiroyuki Tsutsumi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
² Department of Surgery, Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
³ Department of Pathology, Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

PMID: 30187597
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13631

No abstract available

Keywords: Castleman disease; hepcidin; interleukin 6; microcytic hypochromic anemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia / etiology*
Castleman Disease / complications*
Castleman Disease / diagnosis
Castleman Disease / surgery
Child
Hepcidins / blood*
Humans
Interleukin-6 / blood
Laparotomy / methods
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Hepcidins
Interleukin-6