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Castellani's syndrome
Associated persons:
Aldo Castellani
Description:
A peculiar form of febrile hepatosplenomegaly with arthritis, characterized by slow onset, malaise, fever, and joint pain. The disease is usually observed in middle-aged males.
Bibliography:
- A. Castellani:
A note on a peculiar febrile hepatosplenomegaly with arthritis.
The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London, 1935, 38: 229-230.
- Stanley Jablonski:
Jablonski’s Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic diseases.
Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida, 1991.
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