Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia complicated by Kaposi's sarcoma

Tumori. 1979 Jun 30;65(3):363-71. doi: 10.1177/030089167906500313.

Abstract

A case of clinically and morphologically typical angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy (AILD) in a 68-year-old man during a prolonged antibiotic treatment for urinary infection is presented. Lymph node biopsy at first showed findings suggestive of an exhaustion of the germinal center immunological activity (like those characterizing angiofollicular lymph any clear transition into malignant lymphoma. The course of the disease was characterized by the occurrence of opportunistic infections (toxoplasmosis, herpes zoster), and finally by the onset of a cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma. The possible relation of AILD to Kaposi's sarcoma is discussed, and the main clinical and morphological data of the case of AILD (about 200) reported in the literature are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / adverse effects
  • Blood Protein Disorders / complications*
  • Humans
  • Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / chemically induced
  • Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / complications*
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Male
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications*
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary