Kaposi sarcoma with upper airway obstruction and bilateral chylothoraces.
A 3-year-old boy infected with HIV presented with progressive dyspnea and upper airway obstruction necessitating airway stenting. Chest radiography revealed bilateral alveolar opacification and chylothoraces. Post,mortem examination confirmed disseminated Kaposi sarcoma with infiltration of the thoracic duct.
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. bjmarias@sun.ac.za
Ben J
BJ
Marais
Jacques
J
Pienaar
Robert P
RP
Gie
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013019:South Africa