What Is Castleman Disease?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
8. Complications
As mentioned, the symptoms of Castleman disease are quite mild, and there may not even be any symptoms at all. The condition may be dangerous in some cases, however, so it should be treated as serious. One of the potential complications associated with Castleman disease is lymphoma, which is a type of cancer that affects certain white blood cells.
Multicentric Castleman disease is more likely to cause serious complications than unicentric Castleman disease is. The most dangerous complications tend to be serious infections, while organ failure will also sometimes take place. People with HIV tend to be hit the hardest by the disease.
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