Literature DB >> 7065668

Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with dermatomyositis receiving immunosuppressive therapy.

V C Weiss, M Serushan.   

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma occurred in a 65-year-old Mexican woman who had been treated for dermatomyositis with prednisone for 2 1/2 years and with azathioprine for four months. Kaposi's sarcoma, a malignant neoplasm not usually associated with dermatomyositis, may be a consequence of immunosuppressive therapy in this patient.

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Year:  1982        PMID: 7065668

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Arch Dermatol        ISSN: 0003-987X


  4 in total

Review 1.  Rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroid therapy and Kaposi's sarcoma: a coincidence? A case and review of literature.

Authors:  P Casoli; B Tumiati
Journal:  Clin Rheumatol       Date:  1992-09       Impact factor: 2.980

2.  Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and polymyositis treated with corticosteroids.

Authors:  S R Weiner; D T Noritake; H E Paulus
Journal:  West J Med       Date:  1988-06

3.  AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma and the dermatologist.

Authors:  N P Smith
Journal:  J R Soc Med       Date:  1985-02       Impact factor: 5.344

4.  Dermatomyositis complicated with Kaposi sarcoma: a case report.

Authors:  Sara Simeoni; Antonio Puccetti; Sara Moruzzi; Elisa Tinazzi; Dimitri Peterlana; Claudio Lunardi
Journal:  Clin Rheumatol       Date:  2006-01-26       Impact factor: 3.650

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