Multicentric Castleman disease in an HHV-8-infected child born to consanguineous parents

Sandrine Leroy, Despina Moshous, Olivier Cassar, Yves Reguerre, Minji Byun, Vincent Pedergnana, Danielle Canioni, Antoine Gessain, Eric Oksenhendler, Claire Fieschi, Nizar Mahlaoui, Jean Pierre Rivière, Rose Marie Herbigneaux, Matthias Muszlak, Jean Pierre Arnaud, Alain Fischer, Capucine Picard, Stéphane Blanche, Sabine Plancoulaine, Jean Laurent Casanova

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Abstract

Childhood multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) is a rare and unexplained lymphoproliferative disorder. We report a human herpesvirus- 8 (HHV-8)-infected child, born to consanguineous Comorian parents, who displayed isolated MCD in the absence of any known immunodeficiency. We also systematically review the clinical features of the 32 children previously reported with isolated and unexplained MCD. The characteristics of this patient and the geographic areas of origin of most previous cases suggest that pediatric MCD is associated with HHV-8 infection. Moreover, as previously suggested for Kaposi sarcoma, MCD in childhood may result from inborn errors of immunity to HHV-8 infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e199-e203
JournalPediatrics
Volume129
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Children
  • Human herpes virus 8
  • Multicentric castleman disease
  • Systematic review

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