Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma in six children
dc.contributor.author | Theron S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Andronikou S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Du Plessis J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Goussard P. | |
dc.contributor.author | George R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mapukata A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Grobbelaar M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hayes M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wieselthaler N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Davidson A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-15T16:17:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-15T16:17:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Pulmonary involvement in Kaposi sarcoma is rare in children and can be difficult to distinguish from other pathology. Objective: To describe the radiological findings in paediatric pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma. Materials and methods: Sequential chest radiographs of six children and CT scans of four of these children were evaluated retrospectively. Their ages ranged from 18 months to 10 years; four were male and two were female. All six children were HIV-positive. The observers were two radiologists. Results: Chest radiographs revealed air-space (100%) and reticular (83%) opacification in the mid- and lower lung zones; pleural effusions were present in 83% of the children. All the children showed progressive air-space opacification on follow-up radiography. CT demonstrated bilateral air-space opacification in a perihilar distribution in all the children; reticular opacification was seen in 75%. All the children had mediastinal and axillary lymphadenopathy; 75% had bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. Conclusion: In both adults and children, chest radiography demonstrates perihilar and lower zone involvement. Pleural effusions are more common on radiographs in children. Air-space disease and lymphadenopathy are much more common on CT in children than adults. © 2007 Springer-Verlag. | |
dc.description.version | Article | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pediatric Radiology | |
dc.identifier.citation | 37 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 12 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 03010449 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1007/s00247-007-0632-9 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14328 | |
dc.subject | article | |
dc.subject | ascites | |
dc.subject | axillary lymph node | |
dc.subject | child | |
dc.subject | clinical article | |
dc.subject | computer assisted tomography | |
dc.subject | female | |
dc.subject | follow up | |
dc.subject | human | |
dc.subject | Human immunodeficiency virus infection | |
dc.subject | image analysis | |
dc.subject | Kaposi sarcoma | |
dc.subject | lung hilus | |
dc.subject | lung metastasis | |
dc.subject | lung nodule | |
dc.subject | lymphadenopathy | |
dc.subject | male | |
dc.subject | mediastinum lymph node | |
dc.subject | pleura effusion | |
dc.subject | priority journal | |
dc.subject | radiologist | |
dc.subject | reticular formation | |
dc.subject | retrospective study | |
dc.subject | thorax radiography | |
dc.subject | Child | |
dc.subject | Child, Preschool | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Infant | |
dc.subject | Lung Neoplasms | |
dc.subject | Male | |
dc.subject | Radiography, Thoracic | |
dc.subject | Sarcoma, Kaposi | |
dc.subject | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | |
dc.title | Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma in six children | |
dc.type | Article |