+1 (629)348-3199Research Article - International Journal of Respiratory Medicine (2023) Volume 8, Issue 5
BRONCHOPULMONARY INVOLVEMENT IN DISSEMINATED KAPOSI�S SARCOMA - ATYPICAL CLINICAL PRESENTATION IN AN AFRICAN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
Bronchopulmonary Kaposi’s sarcoma is not common even among HIV infected patient despite KS being recognized as an AIDS-defining illness. Pulmonary involvement is even particularly rare especially in immunocompetent individuals. This is a rare case of atypical presentation of disseminated KS with florid bronchopulmonary involvement in a young immunocompetent patient who had masquerading symptoms and diagnostic challenges at initial presentation. Following diagnosis, this 40 year old immunocompetent Nigerian patient with KS responded dramatically to combination of chemotherapy. This affirms the importance of considering KS as possible diagnosis having ruled out tuberculosis, fungal lung diseases and malignancies in patients with suspicious symptoms and radiological findings.
Author(s): Bashir Taiye Aminu