Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Oct;19(4):751-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
The differential diagnosis of neovascular skin lesions in patients with
AIDS includes Kaposi's sarcoma and bacillary angiomatosis. It has been
suggested that the radiographic presence of lytic bone lesions in
association with these skin lesions supports a diagnosis of bacillary
angiomatosis. We present a case of disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma in
which evidence of lytic vertebral disease was seen on computed
tomography; the histopathologic characteristics of the osseous lesions
are described. Findings of magnetic resonance imaging implied more
diffuse marrow involvement. Human immunodeficiency virus-associated
osseous manifestations of rochalimaea infection and Kaposi's sarcoma are
reviewed.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS Adult Angiomatosis,
Bacillary/*DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY Bone Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Case
Report Diagnosis, Differential Human Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male
Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY Spinal
Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Spinal
Neoplasms/*DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY Tomography, X-Ray
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