Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with SLE.

Abstract

A 31-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) taking chronic corticosteroid therapy developed Kaposi's sarcoma. Three weeks after a single intravenous dose of cyclophosphamide for central nervous system vasculitis she died. Autopsy revealed disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma involving the skin and lung, as well as other visceral organs. This is the first case of widespread Kaposi's sarcoma developing in a patient with SLE.

• Authors: D I Greenfield, P Trinh, A Fulenwider, W F Barth
• Journal: The Journal of rheumatology (J Rheumatol) Vol. 13 Issue 3 Pg. 637-40 (Jun 1986) ISSN: 0315-162X [Print] Canada
• PMID: 3735285 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones
• Cyclophosphamide

Topics

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones (therapeutic use)
• Adult
• Cyclophosphamide (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology)
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic (complications, drug therapy, pathology)
• Radiography
• Sarcoma, Kaposi (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology)
• Skin Neoplasms (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology)