The diagnostic challenge of pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma with pulmonary tuberculosis in a renal transplant recipient: a case report.
We report a case of a 39-year-old, HIV-negative, post renal transplant patient who developed mucocutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma with lung parenchymal involvement and concurrently culture proven pulmonary tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of this combination, which presented with cavitating lung nodules and responded well to withdrawal of immunosuppressive drugs beside antituberculous treatment.
Krayem
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Department of Medicine, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah 21423 P.O. Box 9515, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah
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Raweily
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EA
Wali
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SO
Rawas
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MM
Samman
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Batouk
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D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents