Kaposi’s Sarcoma in a Patient with Erythroblastopenia and Thymoma: Reactivation after Topical Corticosteroids
| Autor: | E. Pérez, Maria A. Barnadas, J.M. de Moragas, A. Alomar, P. Kind, R. Curell, Vicente García-Patos, C. Pedro, C.A. Sander |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Thymoma Erythroblasts Administration Topical medicine.medical_treatment Anti-Inflammatory Agents Pure red cell aplasia Dermatology Triamcinolone hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Humans Aplastic anemia Glucocorticoids Sarcoma Kaposi Kaposi's sarcoma Aged Chemotherapy business.industry Thymus Neoplasms medicine.disease Thymectomy Methylprednisolone Female Sarcoma business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Dermatology. 197:264-267 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9832 1018-8665 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000018010 |
| Popis: | We report a 69-year-old female with erythroblastopenia and thymoma who developed lesions of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) after thymectomy, 2 months after the initiation of therapy with methylprednisolone. Control of mucocutaneous KS lesions was obtained with radiotherapy, interferon alfa-2b and withdrawal of systemic immunosuppressive therapy. Erosive oral lichen planus appeared later, and after therapy with topical corticosteroids a new lesion of KS developed that regressed after withdrawal of topical corticosteroids. The detection of HHV-8 only in lesional skin supports the hypothesis that this virus can trigger the development of KS lesions. |
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