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Short stature is known to be caused by chronic inflammatory conditions, in which over-produced inflammatory cytokines are reported to be involved in growth suppression. Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder known as a chronic inflammatory disease with overproduction of interleukin 6, which often causes systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue, weight loss, and night sweats. Here, we report the case of a 10-year-old female diagnosed with unicentric Castleman disease, who presented with short stature as the sole clinical sign but lacked typical systemic symptoms of Castleman disease. An elevated serum C-reactive protein level led us to suspect a chronic inflammatory condition, and we found an intra-abdominal tumour that was histopathologically confirmed as Castleman disease. The tumour removal resulted in a steady catch-up in her height in the six years following the surgery. We also present a brief review of relevant literature on paediatric cases of Castleman disease associated with growth impairment. 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