AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as ulcerative colitis and complicated by toxic megacolon. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1988. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as ulcerative colitis and complicated by toxic megacolon.

Gut. 1987 Oct;28(10):1302-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88056496
Biggs BA; Crowe SM; Lucas CR; Ralston M; Thompson IL; Hardy KJ; Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital, Victoria, Australia.

Abstract: Gastrointestinal Kaposi's sarcoma is a well described and usually asymptomatic manifestation of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. We report a patient who had extensive colonic Kaposi's sarcoma and presented with an ulcerative colitis like illness. Total colectomy was subsequently required as an emergency procedure for toxic megacolon. The patient remains well on maintenance interferon therapy 21 months after surgery.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report Colitis, Ulcerative/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/*DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Human Male Megacolon, Toxic/*COMPLICATIONS Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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