Case report: fatal pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma and Castleman's disease in a renal transplant recipient

Br J Radiol. 1993 Mar;66(783):264-5. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-66-783-264.

Abstract

Two unusual complications of immunosuppression, Castleman's disease and Kaposi's sarcoma, occurring in a renal transplant recipient, are reported. Kaposi's sarcoma is a potentially curable condition in immunosuppressed patients if recognized and treated appropriately. In this patient, the pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma was not diagnosed and this lead to the patient's death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Castleman Disease / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Lung Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / etiology*