Castleman disease

Castleman disease (CD) is a benign lymphoproliferative disorder that may present as a localized or multicentric form (see these terms). The clinical manifestations are heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic discrete lymphadenopathy to recurrent episodes of diffuse lymphadenopathy with severe systemic symptoms.

Thrombocytopenia

A reduction in the number of circulating thrombocytes.


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Successful rituximab treatment of TAFRO syndrome with pathological findings of glomerular endothelial damage.
Noda Y, Saka Y, Kato A, Mimura T, Naruse T.
Clin Nephrol Case Stud. 2018;6:16-20.
Thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, renal insufficiency, and organomegaly constitute TAFRO syndrome, a variant of Castleman disease.