Iatrogenic colorectal Kaposi sarcoma complicating a refractory ulcerative colitis in a human immunodeficiency negative-virus patient

Iatrogenic colorectal Kaposi sarcoma complicating a refractory ulcerative colitis in a human immunodeficiency negative-virus patient

Kaposi sarcoma is a mesenchymal tumor associated to a human herpes virus-8. It often occurs in human immunodeficiency virus-positive subjects. Colorectal localization is rare. We report the case of a colorectal Kaposi sarcoma complicating a refractory ulcerative colitis treated with surgery after th...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pan African medical journal 2013, Vol.15 (154), p.154
Hauptverfasser: Hamzaoui, Lamine, Kilani, Houda, Bouassida, Mahdi, Mahmoudi, Moufida, Chalbi, Emna, Siai, Karima, Ezzine, Heykel, Touinsi, Hassen, Azzouz, Mohamed M'saddak, Sassi, Sadok
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Antibodies, Monoclonal - administration & dosage
Azathioprine - administration & dosage
Case Report
Colitis, Ulcerative - complications
Colitis, Ulcerative - drug therapy
Colitis, Ulcerative - surgery
Colorectal Neoplasms - complications
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery
HIV Seronegativity
human herpes virus-8
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
immunosuppression
Infliximab
kaposi's sarcoma
Male
Sarcoma, Kaposi - complications
Sarcoma, Kaposi - diagnosis
Sarcoma, Kaposi - surgery
Steroids - administration & dosage
Treatment Failure
ulcerative colitis
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Zusammenfassung:Kaposi sarcoma is a mesenchymal tumor associated to a human herpes virus-8. It often occurs in human immunodeficiency virus-positive subjects. Colorectal localization is rare. We report the case of a colorectal Kaposi sarcoma complicating a refractory ulcerative colitis treated with surgery after the failure of immunomodulator therapy in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative heterosexual man.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2013.15.154.2988