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multicentric Castleman disease

Term ID
DOID:0111152
Synonyms
  • MCD
  • multicentric giant lymph node hyperplasia
  • plasmablastic multicentric Castleman disease
  • PMCD
Definition
A Castleman disease characterized by systemic inflammatory symptoms, polyclonal lymphoproliferation, cytopenias, and multiple organ system dysfunction caused by a cytokine storm often including interleukin-6. (2)
References
  • GARD:9644
  • MESH:C537372
  • NCI:C27855
  • ORDO:93686
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:1156805003
  • UMLS_CUI:C1334815
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:0111152 )
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