[A unique case of destructive polyarthritis associated with multicentric Castleman's disease].

Abstract

This is an original report of a 75-year-old woman suffering from multicentric Castleman's disease associated with a destructive polyarthritis, which do not correspond to any known rhumatologic disease. Cattleman's disease (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) is a lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. Two forms are described: a localized and a multicentric. In the literature, associations of Cattleman's disease and connective tissue disease such as rheumatoid arthritis have been described. Association with POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M component, skin changes) and amylosis have also been described.

• Authors: V Carpentier-Planchon, O Bouillanne, J Cabane, A Droulers, A Bodak
• Journal: Annales de medecine interne (Ann Med Interne (Paris)) Vol. 152 Issue 2 Pg. 139-44 (Mar 2001) ISSN: 0003-410X [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Un cas particulier de polyarthrite destructrice associée à une maladie de Castleman multicentrique.
• PMID: 11357052 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents
• Steroids

Topics

• Aged
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents (therapeutic use)
• Arthritis (classification, diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Biopsy
• Castleman Disease (complications, drug therapy, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Radiography
• Severity of Illness Index
• Steroids