RESUMO
The pseudo-tumours of Castleman, irrespective of whether their histological type is plasmocytic or hyalino-vascular, are most often found in the mediastino-pulmonary area. 2 rare aspects of their thoracic localisation are reported with the occurrence of a pleural effusion and the localisation to the chest wall itself.
Assuntos
Hiperplasia do Linfonodo Gigante/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Mediastino/diagnóstico , Adulto , Hiperplasia do Linfonodo Gigante/patologia , Hiperplasia do Linfonodo Gigante/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Neoplasias do Mediastino/patologia , Neoplasias do Mediastino/cirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
During a ten month period, 117 fibreoptic bronchoscopies and bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) were performed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients suspected of having opportunistic pulmonary infections. The BAL were classified into 3 groups, according to clinical manifestations related to HIV infection at the time of fibreoptic bronchoscopy: pre-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (n = 54), AIDS with Kaposi's sarcoma (n = 37), AIDS without Kaposi's sarcoma (n = 26). On chest X-ray, diffuse infiltrates were most common (54%), followed by normal X-rays (24%) and localized infiltrates (18%). Amongst the 117 BAL, 68 (58%) yielded at least one opportunistic agent. In 28 BAL performed for pulmonary signs or unexplained fever with normal chest X-rays, one or several opportunistic agents were isolated in 17 samples of BAL fluid. The most frequently identified opportunistic agents were Pneumocystis carinii (in 38% of BAL) and cytomegalovirus (35%); these were associated in 17% of BAL. There was no statistically significant difference in opportunistic agents among the 3 groups of BAL (pre-AIDS, AIDS with Kaposi's sarcoma, AIDS without Kaposi's sarcoma). In particular, cytomegalovirus was found in BAL with the same frequency in these 3 groups.
