Over a decade of successful treatment with tocilizumab in a maintenance hemodialysis patient for Castleman disease: a case report and literature review

Over a decade of successful treatment with tocilizumab in a maintenance hemodialysis patient for Castleman disease: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Castleman disease (CD) is a rare, non-neoplastic lymphoproliferative disorder with characteristic histopathological features in lymph nodes. The clinical presentation of CD is highly variable, which can complicate both diagnosis and treatment. Tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 recept...

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Main Authors: Aya Shima, Takahiro Shima, Chie Matsuo, Takaichi Suehiro, Tomohiko Kamimura, Hiroaki Niiro, Makoto Hirakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Castleman disease
Maintenance hemodialysis
Tocilizumab
Long-term
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-025-00607-w
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