PULMONARY KAPOSIS-SARCOMA REVEALED BY A SOLITARY NODULE IN A PATIENT WITH ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME

Kaposi's sarcoma is very common in patients with AIDS. Usually, skin l esions are associated with various visceral involvements. A homosexual patient with AIDS presented with cough and dyspnea, which were follow ed months later by hemoptysis. He had no skin lesions or endobronchial Kaposi's sarcoma at any time. His chest radiograph showed only an irr egular solitary nodule. It exhibited very slow development over time. Surgery was performed, and this solitary nodule proved to be pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma. Pulmonary Kaposi was the sole manifestation of this associated AIDS sarcoma. This very unusual case report of pulmonary K aposi sarcoma indicates that this diagnosis should be considered in pa tients with AIDS presenting with a solitary pulmonary nodule.