Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma presenting as complete lung consolidation.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20172017 Mar 22.
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| ID: mdl-28331023
The patient in our case presented with progressive dyspnoea and cough. Chest radiograph reveals complete opacification of the hemithorax. Complete lung consolidation was not seen on chest CT. The patient in this case had extensive pulmonary and endobronchial Kaposi sarcoma (KS) that led to complete consolidation of the right lung that was diagnosed via bronchoscopy. After diagnosis, he was restarted on antiretroviral therapy and single-agent chemotherapy for treatment of pulmonary KS.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sarcoma de Kaposi
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Infecções por HIV
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article