Pulmonary leiomyoma in an HIV-infected child: A case report.

ABSTRACT

Smooth muscle tumors, benign or malignant, are rare in childhood. However, a higher incidence is found in HIV infected children with a reported association with Epstein-Barr Virus. We report a case of a 6-year-old HIV-infected girl who presented with a right upper lung mass and pulmonary tuberculosis. Histopathology of the resected mass showed a bronchiolar leiomyoma with adjacent noncaseous granulomas. Staining for AFB was negative. Polymerase chain reaction amplification for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex was weakly positive. PCR amplification for EBV yielded a negative result.