Open AccessAcute polyarticular synovitis as a rare presentation of Kaposi sarcoma
Author(s) -
Larissa N Larsen,
Mondhipa Ratnarathorn,
Nasim Fazel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.137784
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , synovitis , presentation (obstetrics) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , immune system , dermatology , immunology , pathology , arthritis , radiology
Patients with HIV are prone to a number of unusual infectious and malignant conditions, typically resulting from declining immune function. However, there are also a few of reports of HIV associated conditions potentially created by viral release of interleukin-6 (IL-6). Herein, we present a case of HIV IL-6-related systemic inflammatory syndrome, a Kaposi sarcoma (KS)-associated syndrome in the absence of multicentric Castleman disease (MCD).