title: A 29-year-old man with exophytic Kaposi sarcoma and edema of the bilateral legs in the setting of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
abstract: A 29-year-old man with a history of HIV, previously noncompliant with antiretroviral therapy, restarted highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) 4 weeks prior to the sudden development of multiple tender exophytic friable tumors and subcutaneous nodules of the thighs. Herein we present a patient with Kaposi sarcoma in the setting of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, Tampa.
authors.forename: Jean Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Galliani
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McCardle
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: Wallace
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nozile
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004317:Doxorubicin