Bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bashar, Nada; Innes, Nicholas; Orrell, Julian
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 15(2015)
• Page Start: 45
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Broncho-pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma -- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome -- AIDS -- Human immunodeficiency virus -- HIV; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.04.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a highly vascular tumour, which was first described by the Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi Kohn before the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Historically, KS has been linked to immunosuppression or to elderly male patients, especially in relation to diffuse cutaneous KS. We describe a case of Bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with AIDS who was successfully treated with HAART and Liposomal Doxorubicin chemotherapy.