Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma: A Rare Case of an Isolated Rectal Lesion in an Immunocompetent HIV-Negative Patient-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma: A Rare Case of an Isolated Rectal Lesion in an Immunocompetent HIV-Negative Patient

Published:2023-12 Issue:12 Volume:10 Page:e01210
ISSN:2326-3253
Container-title:ACG Case Reports Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:ACG Case Rep J

Author:

Silva-Santisteban Andy¹,Mahmood Sultan¹^ORCID,Fernandez Wilfor Diaz²,Rosenberg Harry J.³,Dhorajiya Poojaben³,Igbinedion Samuel¹,Holzwanger Erik¹,Sawhney Mandeep S.¹,Pleskow Douglas K.¹,Gabr Moamen¹,Berzin Tyler M.¹

Affiliation:

1. Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

2. Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

3. Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a pathological endothelial growth associated with human herpes virus-8 which primarily affects the skin. In HIV-negative men who have sex with men, the clinical presentation of KS resembles the classic form limited to cutaneous or multifocal disease. In this report, we present a unique case of a healthy 61-year-old man who has sex with men with an isolated gastrointestinal KS who does not meet criteria for any of the typical KS clinical variants. Proper follow-up and regular HIV screenings are needed to evaluate the potential progression course of the disease in these patients.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

General Medicine

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