Pulmonary, ocular and cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV-infected patient

Pulmonary, ocular and cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV-infected patient

Case Report: Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma in a non-HIV patient.

Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative tumor associated with human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8).  Often known as one of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining skin diseases, pulmonary involvement in KS has only been discussed in a handful of case reports, rarely in a non-HIV patient. Herein we report the case of a 77 year-old- male who presented with a 6-week history of progress...

Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma and disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection in an HIV-infected patient.

We report a case of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and disseminated infection by Mycobacterium genavense in a 40-year-old HIV-positive man with CD4+ T-cell count 5/µL. He presented with anorexia, diarrhoea, cachexia and multiple firm violaceous nodules distributed over the face, neck and upper and lower extremities. Biopsy of a skin nodule was performed, confirming KS. Immunoperoxidase staining for human ...

Kaposi Sarcoma in a Non HIV Patient.

We report a case of a 45 year old non HIV infected female, who presented with multiple painful, livid reddish brown plaques, papules and nodules on both lower limbs and left index finger. The cutaneous nodular lesions on biopsy showed characteristic features of Kaposi's sarcoma. This case is reported due to paucity of Kapsi's sarcoma in non HIV Persons. It is typically a disease of older men fr...

Challenges in treating HIV-infected patient with disseminated Kaposi`s sarcoma and miliary TB

Kaposi`s Sarcoma (KS) is the most common malignancy in HIV-infected patients. It`s induced by an infection with the Human Herpesvirus 8. AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma tends to have an aggressive clinical course because it may involve all skin, membranes, lymph nodes, stomach, gut, lung or liver. A 32-year-old patient was diagnosed in 2009 with HIV infection and disseminated KS. Purple macules and...