Visceral and Cutaneous Sarcoma Kaposi in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Treatment - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Sarcoma Kaposi is rare and most commonly affects the skin. Herein, we present a patient with ulcerative colitis, who developed intestinal Kaposi's sarcoma only six months after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Therefore, we may conclude that sarcoma Kaposi was not due to immunosuppressive treatment, as its cutaneous form appeared only twenty days after having started azathioprine, mesalazine and corticosteroids enema. If there is any plausible link between ulcerative colitis and sarcoma Kaposi remains to be elucidated in further large-scale studies.
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