Open AccessEyelid Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-negative Patient
Author(s) -
José Manuel Abalo-Lojo,
Ihab Abdulkader-Nallib,
Laura Pérez,
Francisco González
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1073_17
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , sarcoma , lesion , dermatology , kaposi's sarcoma , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , neoplasm , surgery , virology , human herpesvirus
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade, multicentric vascular neoplasm. Most commonly, it involves the skin, but it can occur at any site on the body. The cutaneous lesions are often located on the lower legs, genitalia, oral mucosa, and face. KS is categorized in four different types: classic, endemic, epidemic or AIDS associated, and transplantation associated. We report a case of HIV-negative, classic KS located on the eyelid. The eyelid lesion was completely excised, and after a 1-year follow-up, no recurrences were observed. Ocular involvement by KS in a patient who is serologically negative for HIV is extremely rare.