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Epidemiology

  • The incidence of UCD is 16 per million patient-years and affects all age groups.
  • The incidence of HHV-8 associated CD varies widely, but it is more common in HIV-positive men.
  • The incidence of iMCD is 5 per million patient-years.
  • The hyaline-vascular variant is more common than the plasma-cell type, comprising 91% of the total cases.
  • Its predominance in any specific sex or race is not noted.
  • Castleman disease usually develops in most patients before reaching 30, although the age range is broad.

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