Fulminant Kaposi’s Sarcoma After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Fulminant multicentric Kaposi’s sarcoma developed in an American-born HIV-negative patient 8 months after orthotopic liver transplantation. Despite its rarity in liver transplantation, Kaposi’s sarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in hepatic allograft recipients presenting with...

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Published in:The American journal of the medical sciences 1995-05, Vol.309 (5), p.278-281
Main Authors: Hertzler, Gary, Gordon, Steven M., Piratzky, Joanne, Henderson, J. Michael, Gal, Anthony A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Immunosuppresive therapy
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Liver transplantation
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous (drug allergy, mutagens, teratogens...)
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Secondary neoplasia
Toxicity: skin, dermoskeleton
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Summary:Fulminant multicentric Kaposi’s sarcoma developed in an American-born HIV-negative patient 8 months after orthotopic liver transplantation. Despite its rarity in liver transplantation, Kaposi’s sarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in hepatic allograft recipients presenting with rapidly growing cutaneous or polylymphadenopathic lesions.
ISSN:0002-9629
1538-2990
DOI:10.1097/00000441-199530950-00007