Acute polyarticular synovitis as a rare presentation of Kaposi sarcoma

Patients with HIV are prone to a number of unusual infectious and malignant conditions, typically resulting from declining immune function. However, there are also a few of reports of HIV associated conditions potentially created by viral release of interleukin-6 (IL-6). Herein, we present a case of...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Larsen, Larissa, Ratnarathorn, Mondhipa, Fazel, Nasim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4144218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25165650
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.137784
Descripción
Sumario:Patients with HIV are prone to a number of unusual infectious and malignant conditions, typically resulting from declining immune function. However, there are also a few of reports of HIV associated conditions potentially created by viral release of interleukin-6 (IL-6). Herein, we present a case of HIV IL-6-related systemic inflammatory syndrome, a Kaposi sarcoma (KS)-associated syndrome in the absence of multicentric Castleman disease (MCD).

Ejemplares similares