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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... vasculitis to cause ... Hypothalamic dysfunction, Castleman ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
CASTLEMAN DISEASE
Disorder of the immune system with excessive production of IL-6

Castleman’s disease is a rare, heterogeneous
CASTLEMAN DISEASE ... • Multicentric Castleman ... asymptomatic, but can cause ... HHV-8-associated cases ... proportion of MCD cases
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Miscellaneous: Castleman's ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD) vs Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD) - Comparison Table

Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD):
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Unicentric Castleman ... vs Multicentric Castleman ... Unicentric Castleman ... Multicentric Castleman ... Variable; depends on cause
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
Causes of false- ... amyloidosis Other causes ... POEMs syndrome, Castleman's
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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node hyperplasia (Castleman ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... granulomatosis) • Castleman
Castleman's Disease and Associated Syndromes
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT
 • unicentric, HHV8-ve, children and young.
 • Hyalinized vessels
Castleman's Disease ... associated with Castleman's ... faheema_hasan #Castlemans
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... plasmacytoma • Castleman ... amyloidosis Causes ... anemia • Other causes ... reactants will cause
Pathology - Castleman disease. 

Mediastinal mass in a younger woman.

Histologic Features of Castleman disease, hyaline vascular
Pathology - Castleman ... Histologic Features of Castleman ... @mjcascio #Castleman