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A case of Takayasu arteritis complicated by Castleman’s disease

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We describe the first case of Takayasu Arteritis (TA) complicated by multicentric hyaline-vascular type of Castleman’s disease (CD) which was diagnosed by the biopsy of mediastinal lymphnode 23 years after the diagnosis of TA. CD is classified as a lymphoid disorder of immune regulation characterized by a systemic, unregulated B cell proliferation, and there are some reports about the coincidence of CD and autoimmune diseases. This case has allowed us to gain some insight into a possible relation between the two disorders.

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Shinkawadoori, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 210-0013, Japan

    Saeko Takahashi & Ikuo Kamiyama

  2. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

    Akitoshi Ishizaka

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Takahashi, S., Kamiyama, I. & Ishizaka, A. A case of Takayasu arteritis complicated by Castleman’s disease. Clin Rheumatol 27 (Suppl 2), 71–73 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-1014-x

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