Classic kaposi sarcoma with pulmonary involvement mimicking endobronchial tuberculosis in a child1. Issue 3 (23rd July 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cakir, Fatma B.; Cakir, Erkan; Tuzuner, Nukhet; Kut, Arif
• Is Part Of: Pediatric pulmonology. Volume 48:Issue 3(2013:Mar.)
• Page Start: 310
• Page End: 312
• Publication Date: 2012-07-23
• Subjects: Pediatric respiratory diseases -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; 618.922
• DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22635
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 8755-6863

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Kaposi' sarcoma (KS) is a low‐grade vascular neoplasm and classic KS, a subtype of KS, is extremely rare in children. Childhood pulmonary involvement in classic KS has not been reported in the literature. We describe an HIV‐seronegative pediatric case with a fulminant course of classic KS with pulmonary involvement mimicking endobronchial tuberculosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2013; 48:310–312. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </abstract>