Multicentric Castleman's Disease in a Hepatitis C-Positive Intravenous Drug User: A Case Report
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Multicentric Castleman's Disease in a Hepatitis C-Positive Intravenous Drug User: A Case Report
Introduction. We report a rare presentation of Castleman's disease in a hepatitis C-positive patient and present a short review of treatments described in other similar case reports and studies. Case Presentation. A 46-year-old male with untreated hepatitis C and a 16-year history of intravenous drug use presented with pleuritic chest pain and bony pain in the knee, hip, and lower back, on a ba...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1687-9627,1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2011/567840