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. 2021 May 14:24:e01162.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01162. eCollection 2021.

Cavitary pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS

Shungo Yano  1 , Sayato Fukui  1 , Akihiro Inui  1 , Toshio Naito  1
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Cavitary pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS

Shungo Yano et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

Many different pulmonary diseases occur in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. This was a case of a cavity lesion, although differentiation was extremely difficult pictorially. This was a rare case that led to a definitive diagnosis because the cavity lesions were complicated by pneumothorax, and we could perform a biopsy.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; Kaposi’s sarcoma.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Chest radiograph showing nodular shadows visible in the bilateral lower lung fields.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Chest computed tomography image showing multiple nodular shadows with cavities (greatest dimension, 3 cm) in the bilateral inferior lobes of the lung.
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Fig. 3
A: A class I pneumothorax that was detected in the right lung on hospitalization day 14. B: A class II pneumothorax that was detected in the left lung on hospitalization day 23.
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Fig. 4
A:Left lower lobe of the lung segmental resection specimen (S9: 4 cm × 3 cm). B: The dyskaryotic tumor cells showed hyperplasia with fusiform nuclei. C: Immunostaining results: CD31-positive.
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Fig. 5
Reductions in the cavity shadows were detected in a wall 1 year after treatment.
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