Open AccessHIV‐negative disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma in a Taiwanese patient
Author(s) -
Huang ChiungTang,
Chang ChaoSung,
Maa HungChune,
Cho ShihFeng,
Liu TaChih
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/j.kjms.2011.06.025
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , malignancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nodule (geology) , kaposi's sarcoma , pathology , human herpesvirus , virology , paleontology , biology
Kaposi's sarcoma is a common malignancy associated with HIV/AIDS. Herein, we describe the case of a 26‐year‐old man who presented with bilateral neck and inguinal lymphadenopathy, a massive tumor on the gum, and a nodule over the left eye. A series of tests, including tumor biopsies, were performed, and disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma with human herpesvirus 8 infection was diagnosed. To test for HIV, we used enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and real‐time polymerase chain reaction, but the results were negative. The patient was treated by biweekly intravenous infusion of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (25 mg/m 2 ), and this treatment resulted in a partial response.