title: [Kaposi disease and sex hormones: apropos of a case, review of the literature].
abstract: The authors report one case of AIDS-related-like Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in a 59-year-old bisexual man without HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection. KS developed while the patient was receiving both androgen and steroid therapy for aplastic anemia, and regressed after their simultaneous interruption, despite the persistence of aplastic anemia. The authors discuss the etiology of KS in the patient, with a special regard to a putative role of the androgen therapy. The authors examine the arguments of the literature, probably underestimated, that may suggest a role of sex hormones in the pathogenesis of KS.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine interne-hématologie, hôpital de Cimiez, Nice, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quinsat
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reboulot
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vinti
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cassuto
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones
vernacular_title: Maladie de Kaposi et hormones sexuelles: à propos d'une observation, revue de la littérature.