Castleman disease presenting with cervical adenopathy in a four-year-old girl: A case report and review of literature

Abstract

Castleman Disease (CD) is an uncommon cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in paediatric age group. It is not uncommon to misdiagnose such condition in lack of facility and expertise. Only few cases have been reported from outside Indian Subcontinent so far in paediatric age group (≤18 years), presenting with cervical adenopathy. Four-year-old girl child presented to our OPD with bilateral enlargement of cervical nodes. Tissue diagnosis of cervical node revealed CD. We managed the case conservatively without any surgical intervention. Child responded well to conservative treatment and is in follow up without any problem of recurrence and need of surgery. This case highlights overall benign course of disease in unicentric hyaline vascular type CD. © 2017, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. All rights reserved.