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

Indian Dermatol Online J. 2015 Jul-Aug;6(4):280-3. doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.160271.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Doxorubicin; HIV-hepatitis B virus co-infection; Kaposi sarcoma.

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  • Case Reports