[Primary lung Kaposi sarcoma associated to AIDS in a heterosexual drug addict man].
A case of lung Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in the absence of cutaneomucosal lesions was observed in a 30-year-old heterosexual male with AIDS and a history of intravenous drug addiction. Both chest X-ray and CT scanning disclosed a diffuse nodular pattern in lungs, whereas endoscopy failed to demonstrate endobronchial damage. Cytological examination of the sample taken by transthoracic lung puncture proved compatible with primary KS, a rare neoplasia in heterosexual male drug addicts with AIDS. A year following the diagnosis of KS, the patient died of respiratory failure.
Troncoso
A R
AR
Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas Francisco J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires, argentina.
Carranza
C M
CM
Romani
A H
AH
Patini
S E
SE
Berasaluce
G
G
Cañataro
P A
PA
Masini
R
R
Macias
J R
JR
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*