Case report: fatal pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma and Castleman's disease in a renal transplant recipient.
Two unusual complications of immunosuppression, Castleman's disease and Kaposi's sarcoma, occurring in a renal transplant recipient, are reported. Kaposi's sarcoma is a potentially curable condition in immunosuppressed patients if recognized and treated appropriately. In this patient, the pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma was not diagnosed and this lead to the patient's death.
Mandel
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Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Silberstein
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Hennessy
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D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology*