Kaposi's Sarcoma in A Subject Treated for Dermatomyositis  With Immunosuppressant and Steroid

Bandana Bhardwaj; Shivani Thakur

doi:10.26440/IHRJ/0512.03513

Bandana Bhardwaj
Shivani Thakur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26440/IHRJ/0512.03513

Keywords: Dermatomyositis, Kaposi's Sarcoma, Cyclosporine

Abstract

The incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma has increased in recent years mainly because its association with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and organ transplant recipients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, especially with cyclosporine. We present the case of a patient with dermatomyositis who developed Kaposi's sarcoma after receiving treatment with steroids, cyclosporine, and human polyclonal immunoglobulin.

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Author Biographies

Bandana Bhardwaj

MD (Internal Medicine), Consultant Private Practitioner, Bhuntar, District Kullu, India.

Shivani Thakur

MBBS Intern, Bhuntar, District Kullu, India.

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