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Case Reports
. 2014 Summer;8(3):209-11.
doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000044.

Posterior segment involvement in Castleman disease

Matthew S J Katz  1 , Sunju Park, David C Gritz
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Case Reports

Posterior segment involvement in Castleman disease

Matthew S J Katz et al. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2014 Summer.

Abstract

Purpose: We present here a patient with Castleman disease, a rare lymphoproliferative disorder, involving the vitreous. Her clinical findings are described.

Methods: Retrospective case study with slit-lamp photographs. A 28-year-old woman with known Castleman disease presented with visual complaints. Her ophthalmic findings are described.

Results and conclusion: Based on literature searches, this is the first reported patient with Castleman disease having putative involvement of the vitreous body.

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