Kaposi Sarcoma Associated With Infliximab Treatment
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[Kaposi sarcoma associated with infliximab treatment].
Tumor necrosis factor a antagonists alter the inflammatory response, which leads to an increased risk of infections1,2 and neoplasms. Such neoplasms include Kaposi sarcoma, a tumor of the vascular endothelium described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872. We describe the case of a patient who developed Kaposi sarcoma following infliximab therapy for corticosteroiddependent ileal Crohn disease. The patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(10)70676-4