Kaposi's sarcoma occurring in a cardiac transplant patient on tacrolimus.
Kaposi's sarcoma is a relatively rare but potentially fatal malignancy which affects immunosuppressed individuals. It has been found to occur especially in association with cyclosporine and tacrolimus use and with concurrent cytomegalovirus infection. When detected and treated early, it usually carries a good prognosis and responds well to measures increasing immunocompetence. We report a case of cutneous Kaposi's sarcoma occurring in a cardiac transplant patient treated with tacrolimus.
Chua
Roderick
R
Heart Lung Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. Roderick_chua@health.qld.gov.au <Roderick_chua@health.qld.gov.au>
Macdonald
Peter
P
D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016559:Tacrolimus