Steroid-induced Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with pre-AIDS. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1987. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Steroid-induced Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with pre-AIDS.

Am J Med. 1987 Feb;82(2):313-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87124907
Schulhafer EP; Grossman ME; Fagin G; Bell KE

Abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma is known to occur in a variety of immunosuppressed patients. The course of the disease varies depending on the underlying risk factors. A male homosexual patient in whom Kaposi's sarcoma developed while he was being treated with prednisone for Henoch-Schonlein purpura is described. The resolution of his lesions once the steroid was discontinued places him in the group of patients whose main risk factor is the steroid itself, rather than the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) risk group. A review of the literature on steroid-treated patients in whom Kaposi's sarcoma developed is presented.
Keywords: *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Case Report Homosexuality Human Male Middle Age Prednisone/*ADVERSE EFFECTS Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch/DRUG THERAPY Risk Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*CHEMICALLY INDUCED Skin Neoplasms/*CHEMICALLY INDUCED JOURNAL ARTICLE

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