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Diagnostic Criteria for Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease (iMCD)

Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)–negative, idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a rare and life-threatening disorder involving systemic inflammatory symptoms, polyclonal lymphoproliferation, cytopenias, and multiple organ system dysfunction caused by a cytokine storm often including interleukin-6. Accurate diagnosis is challenging, because no standard diagnostic criteria or diagnostic biomarkers currently exist, and there is significant overlap with malignant, autoimmune, and infectious disorders. Continue reading “Diagnostic Criteria for Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease (iMCD)”

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