Kaposi Sarcoma of the Nail Unit: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Jonathan Krygier; Ursula Sass; Isabelle Meiers; Alice Marneffe; Marine de Vicq de Cumptich; Bertrand Richert

doi:10.1159/000532114

Kaposi Sarcoma of the Nail Unit: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Skin Appendage Disord. 2023 Dec;9(6):465-469. doi: 10.1159/000532114. Epub 2023 Aug 23.

Authors

Jonathan Krygier¹, Ursula Sass¹, Isabelle Meiers¹, Alice Marneffe¹, Marine de Vicq de Cumptich¹, Bertrand Richert¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Saint-Pierre and Brugmann University Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 38058540
PMCID: PMC10697768 (available on 2024-12-01)
DOI: 10.1159/000532114

Abstract

Introduction: Kaposi sarcoma is an angioproliferative neoplasm. Its manifestations are well known but nail involvement seems extremely underreported.

Case presentation: A 55-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of a growing subungual tumor affecting the third right toe. After surgical excision, histological examination revealed a Kaposi sarcoma.

Discussion: We report a case of Kaposi sarcoma with nail involvement of only one toe as the first and unique manifestation, which is exceptional.

Keywords: Kaposi sarcoma; Localized Kaposi sarcoma; Nail.

Grants and funding

No funding was obtained for this work.