Castleman disease
noun
Cas·tle·man disease
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or Castleman's disease \ ˈka-səl-mənz-
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Definition of Castleman disease
: a rare disease of the lymphatic system that is marked by nonmalignant overgrowth of lymphoid tissue and lymph node enlargement and that occurs either in a localized or a systemic form
Note: The localized form of Castleman disease affects a single lymph node or single group of lymph nodes (as in the chest or abdomen) and is often asymptomatic. The systemic form affects multiple groups of lymph nodes and causes flulike symptoms (such as fatigue, fever, and weight loss), edema, neuropathy, life-threatening infection, enlargement of the liver or spleen, or kidney dysfunction.
— called also angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, giant lymph node hyperplasia
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