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Bronchiolitis obliterans in a young female patient with paraneoplastic pemphigus associated with unicentric Castelman's disease
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  • Walid Kteiche,
  • Vasiliki Besa,
  • Stefanie Werther,
  • Dirk Theegarten,
  • Stefanie Bertram,
  • Enno Schmidt,
  • Anna Daniels,
  • Silke Hofmann,
  • Christian Taube
Walid Kteiche
HELIOS Universitatsklinikum Wuppertal

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Vasiliki Besa
HELIOS Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal
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Stefanie Werther
Ruhrlandklinik
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Dirk Theegarten
Ruhrlandklinik
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Stefanie Bertram
University Hospital Essen
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Enno Schmidt
University of Lübeck
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Anna Daniels
University Hospital Essen
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Silke Hofmann
HELIOS Universitatsklinikum Wuppertal
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Christian Taube
Ruhrlandklinik
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Abstract

Background: Castelman’s disease (CD), also known as angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, describes a rare group of diseases manifesting with enlarged lymph nodes and various inflammatory symptoms. The association between Castelman’s disease, paraneoplastic pemphigus and bronchiolitis obliterans has been described in literature and is depicted thoroughly in this case. Case Presentation: We present a case of severe bronchiolitis obliterans developing in a 17-year old female with paraneoplastic pemphigus and unicentric Castelman’s disease. Conclusion: Surgical resection of unicentric Castelman’s disease remains the treatment of choice due to its efficacy in preventing recurrence of associated morbidity caused by bronchiolitis obliterans and paraneoplastic pemphigus.