title: Bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltration in a heart transplant recipient.
abstract: Pulmonary complications are not infrequent after heart transplantation. Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular tumor that can involve the skin as well as visceral organs. We describe a case of visceral and cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma that presented with diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration and breathlessness 6 month after heart transplantation. Following modulation of the immunosuppressive regimen and addition of chemotherapy, the patient had an excellent response and has had an uneventful 1-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Department, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University MC, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharif-Kashani
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authors.lastname: Ahmadi
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authors.lastname: Bikdeli
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authors.lastname: Tabarsi
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authors.lastname: Dorudinia
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authors.lastname: Shahabi
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authors.lastname: Raeissi
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authors.lastname: Shadafza
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authors.lastname: Estahbanati
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authors.lastname: Naji
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authors.lastname: Saliminejad
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authors.lastname: Bakhshayesh-Karam
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karimi
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authors.lastname: Khodadad
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authors.lastname: Masjedi
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authors.lastname: Gavazzi
mesh_terms: D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology