Plastic bronchitis in a man living with advanced HIV and disseminated Kaposi sarcoma: case report and discussion
Lindsey Robertson1, Pamela Gorejena-Chidawanyika2, Margaret Borok2
1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, University of Zimbabwe, Mazowe Street, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Abstract:
A 33-year-old man living with advanced HIV with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma presented during a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak with worsening shortness of breath. He was treated for confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection with minimal symptomatic response, and whilst undergoing KS treatment on the ward developed the rare complication of plastic bronchitis. He had a prolonged hospital admission undergoing treatment for his Kaposi sarcoma and plastic bronchitis whilst being evaluated for concurrent opportunistic infections.
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