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. 1988 Mar;64(749):217–219. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.64.749.217

Pseudotumour cerebri in a patient with Castleman's disease.

D A Black 1, I Forgacs 1, D R Davies 1, R P Thompson 1
PMCID: PMC2428825  PMID: 3174540

Abstract

A patient with systemic Castleman's disease (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) including bone changes and peripheral neuropathy, is described. She also had pseudotumour cerebri, and, as this association has been reported previously, it is unlikely to be due to chance.

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