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The patient in our case presented with progressive dyspnoea and cough. Chest radiograph reveals complete opacification of the hemithorax. Complete lung consolidation was not seen on chest CT. The patient… Click to show full abstract
The patient in our case presented with progressive dyspnoea and cough. Chest radiograph reveals complete opacification of the hemithorax. Complete lung consolidation was not seen on chest CT. The patient in this case had extensive pulmonary and endobronchial Kaposi sarcoma (KS) that led to complete consolidation of the right lung that was diagnosed via bronchoscopy. After diagnosis, he was restarted on antiretroviral therapy and single-agent chemotherapy for treatment of pulmonary KS.
Keywords:
pulmonary kaposi;
consolidation;
complete lung;
kaposi sarcoma;
lung consolidation;
lung
Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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