Doença de Castleman cervical: relato de três casos / Cervical Castleman's disease: report of three cases
Rev. AMRIGS
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58(1): 61-64, jan.-mar. 2014. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
A doença de Castleman (DC) é uma rara e benigna desordem linfoproliferativa descrita por Castleman como "hiperplasia hialinizante linfoide". Sua etiologia e patogênese é desconhecida, porém parece haver hiperestimulação antigênica induzida por vírus de forma crônica e mediada por interleucina 6, com alguns casos ligados ao herpes vírus 8 e vírus da imunodeficiência humana (AU)
ABSTRACT
Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare and benign lymphoproliferative disorder described by Castleman as "hyelinizing lymphoid hyperplasia". Its etiology and pathogenesis are unknown, but there appears to be antigen hyperstimulation chronically induced by virus and mediated by interleukin 6, with some cases related to herpes virus 8 and human immunodeficiency virus (AU)
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Main subject:
Castleman Disease
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. AMRIGS
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Santa Casa de Misericórdia da Bahia/BR
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