The role of CT in the diagnosis of intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) was evaluated retrospectively in 24 patients, in the absence of coexistent opportunistic infections. In all cases the diagnosis of KS was initially established by histologic evaluation of extrathoracic disease: 15 patients had verified parenchymal KS and nine patients endobronchial KS. (Chest roentgenograms were analyzed sep...

Background: HIV is the most common risk factor for reactivation of latent TB and is associated with increased rate of progression of infection to disease. Radiological presentation of TB is variable in both HIV (-) and HIV (+) patients but is more in the latter. In this study we describe and analyze radiological presentation of TB/HIV patients in Massih Daneshvari hospital in IRAN. Materials an...

INTRODUCTION Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limited, inflammatory disorder, first reported in Japan. This condition is more prevalent among women and typically occurs in the third decade of life. It normally manifests as persistent, isolated cervical adenopathy with a recurrence rate of 3%. The identification of this condition is of high significance, given the risk of misdiag...

Lymphatic filariasis is a widespread infectious disease of children in endemic areas, but little is known about the early lymphatic damage in children and its evolution, either with or without treatment. Two girls (ages 6 and 12 years) from a Wuchereria bancrofti endemic region of Brazil presented with chronic inguinal adenopathy. Neither had microfilaremia. By ultrasound both were shown to hav...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate asymptomatic gastrocnemius muscle biopsy as a tool in the histologic confirmation of the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. METHODS Twenty-two patients admitted over a 2-year period to our department with bilateral hilar adenopathy and a variety of symptoms compatible with sarcoidosis were studied prospectively. Besides a complete history and physical, serum angiotensin convertin...

Physical examination Vital signs: temperature 36.9 ̊C (98.4 ̊F), blood pressure 142/86 mm Hg, pulse 90, respiratory rate 20. Cardiac examination: regular rate and rhythm, no murmurs, gallops, rubs, or jugular venous distention. Chest: clear to auscultation without rhonchi or rales. Diagnostic tests Chest radiograph: mild bilateral hilar prominence and mild apical infiltrates (FIGURE 2). Right and...

A 77-year-old woman presented with cervical adenopathy. A complete blood count was performed: white 1 , and ZAP70 1. Cytogenetics/molecular analysis revealed trisomy 12 and unmutated immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IgVH). Positron emission tomography computed tomography showed splenomegaly and widespread adenopathy. WBC differential by digital microscopy (Cellavision) revealed 9% ne...