Reversible plane xanthoma, vasculitis, and peliosis hepatis in giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease): a case report and review of the cutaneous manifestations of giant lymph node hyperplasia

A patient is described who had generalized plane xanthomas, cutaneous vasculitis, peliosis hepatis, and intraabdominal giant lymph node hyperplasia of the plasma cell type. After excision of the abdominal mass, the xanthomas resolved and the liver returned to its normal size, but the patient continu...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 105
Main Authors:	Sherman, D, Ramsay, B, Theodorou, N A, Woodrow, D, Paradinas, F P, Cream, J J, Murray-Lyon, I M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1992
Subjects:	Adult Castleman Disease - complications Castleman Disease - pathology Female Humans Peliosis Hepatis - complications Peliosis Hepatis - pathology Skin Diseases - complications Skin Diseases - pathology Vasculitis - complications Vasculitis - pathology Xanthomatosis - complications Xanthomatosis - pathology
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Summary:	A patient is described who had generalized plane xanthomas, cutaneous vasculitis, peliosis hepatis, and intraabdominal giant lymph node hyperplasia of the plasma cell type. After excision of the abdominal mass, the xanthomas resolved and the liver returned to its normal size, but the patient continued to develop skin lesions. A review is presented of the cutaneous manifestations of giant lymph node hyperplasia.
ISSN:	0190-9622
DOI:	10.1016/0190-9622(92)70016-9