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Is a chest x-ray enough to eliminate the possibility of kaposi sarcoma in the lungs? addressed for hiv positive individuals. no skin lesions
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Suggest CT: Three reasons CT is better than chest x ray for this situation: 1) Kaposi sarcoma can be subtle on CXR, esp if early. 2) CT is by far better at showing otherwise occult disease in the chest. 3) The chances of an HIV pt. having other problems that only CT might see is not insignificant.
Answered 8/30/2016
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