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  • Title: AIDS, multicentric Castleman's disease, and plasmablastic leukemia: report of a long-term survival.
    Author: Horster S, Jung C, Zietz C, Cohen CD, Siebeck M, Goebel FD.
    Journal: Infection; 2004 Oct; 32(5):296-8. PubMed ID: 15624895.
    Abstract:
    Plasmablastic leukemia (PL) as a complication of human herpes virus 8 (HHV8)-associated Castleman's disease is marked by a rapid and fatal outcome. In patients with AIDS, survival of 7 to 14 days after diagnosis has been reported. Prompt splenectomy and chemotherapy might lead to a significant survival benefit. Here we report a case of long-term survival in a patient with AIDS and multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) complicated by PL.
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