Multicentric Kaposi's sarcoma in a 5-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-negative renal allograft recipient.
We describe the clinical and pathologic features of a case of pediatric multicentric Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) associated with allograft transplantation in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative child. A lethal polyadenopathic and visceral KS occurred in a 5-year-old Caribbean boy who had undergone an allogenic renal transplantation for diffuse mesangial sclerosis with end-stage renal failure 4 months previously. The HIV-1 and HIV-2 serologies were negative. Despite its rarity, KS must be considered as a differential diagnosis in posttransplantation polyadenopathic or multisystemic syndromes in children.
Fournet
J C
JC
Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Peuchmaur
M
M
Eckart
P
P
Gagnadoux
M F
MF
Stephan
J L
JL
Hubert
P
P
Niaudet
P
P
Brousse
N
N
D001344:Autopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D015483:HIV Antibodies