Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case Report
Kaposi᾽s sarcoma (KS) can develop in 0.06% to 4.1% of kidney transplant recipients. Here we describe a case of 50-year-old man who developed KS a few months after kidney transplantation. After transplantation, he had delayed graft function and was managed by anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) for five da...
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| author | Farzaneh Najafi Parichehr Kafaie Hossein Neamatzadeh |
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| description | Kaposi᾽s sarcoma (KS) can develop in 0.06% to 4.1% of kidney transplant recipients. Here we describe a case of 50-year-old man who developed KS a few months after kidney transplantation. After transplantation, he had delayed graft function and was managed by anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) for five days. At the discharge, his immunosuppressive therapy was prednisolone 20 mg/day, tTacrolimus (Pprograf®) 4 mg/day, and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) 2 gr/day, while he also took Vvalcyte and diltiazem. Once diagnosed with KS, the Prograf® (tacrolimus) was replaced by prednisolone (5 mg/day) and sirolimus (2 mg/day). Gradually the skin nodule on the patient arm disappeared, and the others nodule on the right his leg was decreased. It seems that the examination of skin should be a part of regular follow-up and dermatologist examination is recommended every 6 months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c53f533465e4333bd77146fd87b0ad52022-12-22T00:24:30ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942017-02-015525126Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case ReportFarzaneh Najafi0Parichehr Kafaie1Hossein Neamatzadeh2Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.Mother and Newborn Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.Kaposi᾽s sarcoma (KS) can develop in 0.06% to 4.1% of kidney transplant recipients. Here we describe a case of 50-year-old man who developed KS a few months after kidney transplantation. After transplantation, he had delayed graft function and was managed by anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) for five days. At the discharge, his immunosuppressive therapy was prednisolone 20 mg/day, tTacrolimus (Pprograf®) 4 mg/day, and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) 2 gr/day, while he also took Vvalcyte and diltiazem. Once diagnosed with KS, the Prograf® (tacrolimus) was replaced by prednisolone (5 mg/day) and sirolimus (2 mg/day). Gradually the skin nodule on the patient arm disappeared, and the others nodule on the right his leg was decreased. It seems that the examination of skin should be a part of regular follow-up and dermatologist examination is recommended every 6 months.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5156Kaposi’s sarcomaEnd stage renal diseaseKidneyTransplantation |
| spellingShingle | Farzaneh Najafi Parichehr Kafaie Hossein Neamatzadeh Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case Report Acta Medica Iranica Kaposi’s sarcoma End stage renal disease Kidney Transplantation |
| title | Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case Report |
| title_full | Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case Report |
| title_short | Treatment of an Early Kaposi’s Sarcoma Case Post Kidney Transplantation by Sirolimus: A Case Report |
| title_sort | treatment of an early kaposi s sarcoma case post kidney transplantation by sirolimus a case report |
| topic | Kaposi’s sarcoma End stage renal disease Kidney Transplantation |
| url | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5156 |
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