Kaposi's sarcoma in transfusion-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A case report and review of the literature.
Kaposi's sarcoma in transfusion-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is rare; to our knowledge, only four previous cases have been reported. We report a unique case of transfusion-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in a 74-year-old woman. At autopsy, both lungs were extensively affected by Kaposi's sarcoma, Pneumocystis carinii, and cytomegalovirus infection. These three processes led to respiratory failure and accounted for her death.
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Department of Pathology, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY 10457.
Rivera-Perlman
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Solomon
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction