Open AccessClinical course of disseminated Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV and hepatitis B co-infected heterosexual male
Author(s) -
Manoj Kumar Agarwala,
Renu George,
Thambu David Sudarsanam,
Raju Titus Chacko,
Meera Thomas,
Shalini Nair
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.160271
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , doxorubicin , kaposi's sarcoma , hepatitis b , virology , hepatitis , chemotherapy , hepatitis c , immunology , human herpesvirus , pathology
AIDS associated Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS) was first reported from India in 1993. Since then only 16 cases have been reported. Three of them had proven Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. We report a case of disseminated KS in a heterosexual male from India with HIV, hepatitis B and HHV-8 infection. He was given six cycles of chemotherapy with liposomal doxorubicin over three months to which he showed a good response. The case highlights the clinical course and management of a HHV-8 positive disseminated KS in a patient co-infected with Hepatitis B and HIV.