519 Classic Kaposi Sarcoma with Pulmonary Involvement Mimicking Endobronchial Tuberculosis in a Child
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Classic Kaposi sarcoma.
sented with a four-year history of asymp tomatic lesions on his legs. On examination, he had violaceous infiltrated areas on his feet and below his knees (Figure 1A; Appendix 1, available at www.cmaj.ca /lookup /suppl /doi:10.1503 /cmaj.101646/-/DC1). Histology confirmed a diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma (Appendix 2, available at www.cmaj.ca /lookup /suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.101646/-/DC1), and immuno...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.0519