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MeSH Supplementary: Multi-centric Castleman's Disease
Unique ID: C537372
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C537372
Entry Term(s): HHV-8-Associated Multicentric Castleman Disease; HHV-8-negative MCD; HHV-8-negative idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease; HHV8 Multicentric Castleman Disease; Idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease; KSHV Muticentric Castleman Disease; KSHV-Associated Multicentric Castleman Disease; Multicentric Castleman's disease; Multicentric plasma cell variant of Castleman's disease; Plasmablastic multicentric Castleman disease; TAFRO HHV-8-negative multicentric Castleman disease.; TAFRO syndrome; thrombocytopenia anasarca fever renal dysfunction and organomegaly syndrome
Heading Mapped to: *Castleman Disease
Frequency: 424
Note: A rare systemic form of CASTLEMAN'S DISEASE, in contrast to the unicentric form which is localized to a single lymph node. Patients often present with nonspecific symptoms, such as fever, fatigue, weight loss, and enlarged lymph nodes. It is associated with increased expression of INTERLEUKIN-6 and a tendency to develop LYMPHOMA. OMIM: 148000
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2019/06/14

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