[Sequential treatment with siltuximab and tocilizumab for childhood idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease: a case report].
The patient, an 11-year-old girl, was admitted with recurrent fever for 20 days, worsening with abdominal distension for 7 days. Upon admission, she presented with recurrent fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, polyserositis, and multiple organ dysfunction. Lymph node pathology and clinical manifestations confirmed the diagnosis of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease-TAFRO syndrome. Treatment with siltuximab combined with glucocorticoids was initiated, followed by maintenance therapy with tocilizumab. The patient is currently in complete clinical remission. Therefore, once a child is diagnosed with idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease -TAFRO syndrome, early use of siltuximab should be considered for rapid disease control, followed by tocilizumab for maintenance therapy.
Authors
- Tian Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2677-3426)
- Ying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4568-4050)
- Ping Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4055-0459)
- Xing‐Fang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1844-7700)
- Xiaochuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-7509)
- Xingxing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9762-1648)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2412050
- Primary Topic
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00