Two smooth muscle tumors in the airway of an HIV-infected child.
Tumors of smooth muscle origin are rare in childhood. We report a case of multiple bronchial leiomyomata in a seven year old girl with clinical HIV infection who presented with new onset of wheezing. Clinical details of this case have been published elsewhere, but without imaging studies [1].
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Department of Radiology, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009130:Muscle, Smooth; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis