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Linear IgA disease in a patient with Castleman's disease
Author(s) -
Muncaster A.,
Lewis H. M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.0307-6938.2001.00945.x
Subject(s) - medicine , basement membrane , disease , pathology , castleman disease , lymphoid hyperplasia , lymphoproliferative disorders , hyperplasia , etiology , lymph , lymphoproliferative disease , dermatology , lymphoma
Summary Linear IgA disease (LAD) is a well recognized subepidermal blistering disorder characterized by linear deposits of IgA at the basement membrane zone. The aetiology is unknown but there is a recognized association with lymphoproliferative malignancies. We report a case of LAD occurring in a patient with multicentric Castleman's disease (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia), an association not previously recorded in the literature.