[Dyspnoea, cough and B symptoms in a 40-year-old woman]

Internist (Berl). 2013 Aug;54(8):1011-5. doi: 10.1007/s00108-013-3327-3.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) is a rare polyclonal lymphoproliferative disorder that is typically accompanied by an overproduction of circulating cytokines (mainly interleukin-6). We here report the case of a 40-year-old HIV-negative woman with pulmonary manifestation of MCD. There is no standard treatment for MCD. In our patient, various treatment courses with immunomodulatory drugs were unsuccessful. Finally, treatment with the interleukin-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab has resulted in continual clinical improvement over the last 5 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
  • Castleman Disease / diagnosis*
  • Castleman Disease / drug therapy*
  • Cough / diagnosis*
  • Cough / drug therapy*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis*
  • Dyspnea / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • tocilizumab

Supplementary concepts

  • Multi-centric Castleman's Disease