Clinical course of disseminated Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV and hepatitis B co-infected heterosexual male

AIDS associated Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS) was first reported from India in 1993. Since then only 16 cases have been reported. Three of them had proven Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. We report a case of disseminated KS in a heterosexual male from India with HIV, hepatitis B and HHV-8 infection...

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Published inIndian Dermatology Online Journal Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 280 - 283
Main Authors Agarwala, Manoj Kumar, George, Renu, Sudarsanam, Thambu David, Chacko, Raju Titus, Thomas, Meera, Nair, Sheila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
AIDS (Disease)
Anthracyclines
Case Report
Chemotherapy
Doxorubicin
Health aspects
Hepatitis B
HIV
HIV-hepatitis B virus co-infection
Infection
Kaposi sarcoma
Kaposi's sarcoma
India
Kaposi sarcoma
Doxorubicin
HIV-hepatitis B virus co-infection
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Summary:AIDS associated Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS) was first reported from India in 1993. Since then only 16 cases have been reported. Three of them had proven Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. We report a case of disseminated KS in a heterosexual male from India with HIV, hepatitis B and HHV-8 infection. He was given six cycles of chemotherapy with liposomal doxorubicin over three months to which he showed a good response. The case highlights the clinical course and management of a HHV-8 positive disseminated KS in a patient co-infected with Hepatitis B and HIV.
ISSN:2229-5178
2249-5673
DOI:10.4103/2229-5178.160271