Colorectal involvement of Kaposi's sarcoma in a HIV-negative case

Bektas M., Dokmeci A., SAVAŞ B., Yerlikaya H., Percinel S., HEPER A.

DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.96-97, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2008.00781.x
  • Dergi Adı: DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.96-97
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: colorectal involvement, HIV negativity, Kaposi's sarcoma, RECIPIENTS, THERAPY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A case of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in a 70-year-old man who was using corticosteroid for the treatment of asthma is presented. KS lesions occurred in the skin, colon, and rectum. Macroscopic appearances of the lesions varied from polypoid, hemorrhagic mucosal nodules and ulcers to red macules in the mucosal plane to plaque-like indurations of the wall. As the case was HIV negative, it is believed that KS developed due to corticosteroid-induced immunosuppression.