Simultaneous occurrence of Kaposi sarcoma and tuberculosis; Kaposi sarcoma and lymphoma in the same lymph node: a report on two HIV-positive patients from Zimbabwe

Abstract Reports of simultaneous infections and neoplasms in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are occasionally seen in the literature. However, coexistent lymphoma with tuberculosis, and Kaposi sarcoma (KS) with tuberculosis occurring in the same lymph node is rare. Coexistent lesions pose diagnostic difficulties. In this article, we report two HIV-positive patients from Zimbabwe who displayed KS and tuberculosis; KS and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the same lymph node. We found only one similar case presentation in the literature, which was reported in India.

摘要：获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）患者同时合并感染与肿瘤的病例报告在文献中偶有报道。然而，同一淋巴结内同时存在淋巴瘤合并结核、卡波西肉瘤（KS）合并结核的病例则较为罕见。此类合并病变给临床诊断带来诸多困难。本文报告2例来自津巴布韦的HIV阳性患者，其同一淋巴结内分别出现卡波西肉瘤合并结核、卡波西肉瘤与弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤的病变。经文献检索，仅发现1例来自印度的类似病例报道。