Philip K. Dick once wrote, “Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Waking up.” Waking up, that is, not to the alternative history universe where the Axis won WWII but rather, to a new bonus episode on Castleman disease! Join Cale, Bashar and Nick as we explore one of Haem’s most zebra diagnoses, and do whatever we can to put off Nick’s clot season for just a bit longer.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:53 - Holiday to Bavaria
04:12 - Basics of Castleman Disease
07:41 - Histological Subtypes
10:57 - Clinical Subtypes - Unicentric
13:05 - Clinical Subtypes - Multicentric
16:08 - Brief Recap
18:00 - Pathophysiology of Castleman
21:38 - Historical Diversions
23:54 - Investigations
25:30 - Treatment - UCD
26:44 - Treatment - MCD
31:02 - Rarer than a Zebra (POEMS/TAFRO)
37:23 - Summary and Takehomes

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