Oral–visceral iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and review of the literature

Oral–visceral iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background There have hardly been any reported cases of children presenting with Kaposi sarcoma as a second malignancy following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia outside a transplant setting. Case presentation We report a case of a 5-year-old boy of Bantu origin, which, to our kno...

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Main Authors: Richard Nyeko, Fadhil Geriga, Racheal Angom, Joyce Balagadde Kambugu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Kaposi sarcoma
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Secondary malignancy
HHV-8
Pediatric case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03620-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03620-3

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