Steroid Induced Kaposi's Sarcoma in an HIV Negative Patient

Authors

  • Farshad Abbasi
  • Minosh Sha’bani
  • Soolmaz Korooni Fardkhani
Abstract:

Kaposi's sarcoma is one of malignancies that is most seen in HIV positive or immunocompromised patients. Kaposi's sarcoma typically involves the skin. We present a HIV negative, 31-year-old Iranian woman from Tehran with Kaposi's sarcoma associated with corticosteroid use.

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Journal title

volume 11  issue 4

pages  171- 172

publication date 2008-12-01

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