Term Name: | multicentric Castleman disease |
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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. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0111152] ( DOID:0111152 ) |