Castleman's disease: first case in Gabon
Iba-Ba, J.; Missounga, L.; Bignoumba Ibouili, R.; Belembaogo, E.; Coniquet, S.; Moussavou Kombila, J.B.; Boguikouma, J.B.
Medecine Tropicale Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 70(3): 306
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-682X PMID: 20734607 Document Number: 646083
Castleman's disease is an atypical lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by hyperplasia of lymphoid structures with vascular proliferation. It has rarely been diagnosed in black African populations. The purpose of this report is to describe the first case in Gabon. The patient was a 47-year-old black African man. Outcome was fatal.