Open AccessCoexistent Kaposi′s sarcoma and atypical mycobacterial infection involving lymph node: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Hari Bodhireddy,
Sammy Rivas,
Thirumala Seshadri
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.72101
Subject(s) - groin , medicine , differential diagnosis , sarcoma , lymph node , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lymph , immunology , surgery
Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus frequently manifest with rare infections as well as neoplasms. We report an unusual and interesting case of an intranodal Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) with coexistent/concurrent granulomatous lymphadenitis secondary to atypical mycobacteria in a groin lymph node. "Mycobacterium pseudotumor" is a nonneoplastic condition and should be distinguished from true KS as these 2 entities differ in their prognosis and treatment. In this article, we discuss the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of this exceptional clinical and pathologic manifestation.