Kaposi sarcoma due to high dose of steroids

Authors

  • Lilia Esperanza Chércoles Cazate Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Migdonia Contreras Despaigne Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Juana Adela Fong Estrada Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente "Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany", Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

Keywords:

cutaneous lesion, prednisone, steroids, Kaposi´s sarcoma.

Abstract

The case report of a 42 years patient is described who needed repeated treatment with prednisone and from that time on she began to present cutaneous lesions in both legs. After being evaluated by reumatology and dermatology specialists, she was referred to the Angiology Service, where a biopsy was taken (with the use of the hematoxylin-eosine stain) which results were compatible with a Kaposi´s sarcoma, attributable to steroids supply.  

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Published

2016-08-11

How to Cite

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Chércoles Cazate LE, Contreras Despaigne M, Fong Estrada JA. Kaposi sarcoma due to high dose of steroids. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 11 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];20(8). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/797

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 8 (2016): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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