Complete endobronchial occlusion by Kaposi's sarcoma in the absence of cutaneous involvement.
Bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) occurs in 20 percent of AIDS patients with cutaneous involvement; however, complete endobronchial occlusion is uncommon. Moreover, bronchopulmonary KS is infrequent in the absence of cutaneous manifestations. We report a case of documented complete endobronchial obstruction by KS without cutaneous involvement.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology