RESUMEN

Pulmonary complications are not infrequent after heart transplantation. Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular tumor that can involve the skin as well as visceral organs. We describe a case of visceral and cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma that presented with diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration and breathlessness 6 month after heart transplantation. Following modulation of the immunosuppressive regimen and addition of chemotherapy, the patient had an excellent response and has had an uneventful 1-year follow-up.

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Trasplante de Corazón/efectos adversos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/etiología , Sarcoma de Kaposi/etiología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/etiología , Herpesvirus Humano 8/clasificación , Herpesvirus Humano 8/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 8/aislamiento & purificación , Humanos , Pulmón/patología , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Neoplasias Pulmonares/virología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Sarcoma de Kaposi/patología , Sarcoma de Kaposi/virología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/virología