Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Rectum in a Homosexual Male with HIV-AIDS.
ACG Case Rep J 2016;
3:e192. [PMID:
28119943 PMCID:
PMC5226188 DOI:
10.14309/crj.2016.165]
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Abstract
Visceral involvement in AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma is common, but it is rarely seen in the absence of cutaneous disease. Most patients with gastrointestinal tract Kaposi’s sarcoma remain asymptomatic and are often diagnosed on endoscopy or autopsy. We report a case of a 24-year-old homosexual man who presented with rectal pain and bleeding and was found to have skin-sparing, disseminated Kaposi’s sarcoma with rectum, liver, lungs, and lymph node involvement. Despite treatment with highly active anti-retroviral therapy, he developed multiorgan failure resulting in death.
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