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Kaposi's sarcoma in rheumatoid arthritis.

Am J Med. 1987 May;82(5):1021-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87210260
Schottstaedt MW; Hurd ER; Stone MJ

Abstract: Cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma developed eight months after initiation of prednisone treatment in a 58-year-old man with systemic rheumatoid disease (rheumatoid arthritis, Felty's syndrome, rheumatoid vasculitis, and myositis). This patient did not have the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Review of the literature suggests that the onset of his Kaposi's sarcoma may have been related to immunosuppressive therapy with corticosteroids.
Keywords: Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*DRUG THERAPY Case Report Human Male Middle Age Prednisone/*ADVERSE EFFECTS/THERAPEUTIC USE Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*CHEMICALLY INDUCED Skin Neoplasms/*CHEMICALLY INDUCED Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE

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