Kaposi's sarcoma associated with immunosuppression for bullous pemphigoid.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 9274643.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Kaposi's sarcoma may occur in transplant recipients on immunosuppressive regimens, but is not well recognized in association with treatment for dermatological disease. We report two cases where multifocal Kaposi's sarcoma developed following iatrogenic immunosuppression with prednisolone and azathioprine for bullous pemphigoid. Both patients were HIV negative and, in one case, lesions regressed both clinically and histologically when immunosuppressive therapy was withdrawn.
Medical subject headings
- Azathioprine
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Pemphigoid, Bullous
- Prednisolone
- Sarcoma, Kaposi
- Skin Neoplasms