Kaposi's sarcoma after immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone.
Immunosuppressed patients are at risk of acquiring Kaposi's sarcoma. We describe here a 66-year old man with bronchial asthma who was receiving immunosuppressive medication (prednisone given for systemic effect) and in whom Kaposi's sarcoma developed. The literature on this subject is reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D011241:Prednisone