Case Report

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): European Journal of Rheumatology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0027

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Published: Sep 3, 2019
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Kaposi sarcoma, granulomatous poliangiitis, vasculitis

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Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Selma Karaahmetoğlu Özkan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Başol Canbakan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Nesrin Dündar
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Kaposi’s sarcoma concurrent with granulomatosis polyangiitis

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Diler Taş Kılıç
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Selma Karaahmetoğlu Özkan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Başol Canbakan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Nesrin Dündar
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), a malignant vascular tumor, can develop in patients who receive corticosteroids or immunosuppressive therapy. We report a patient with KS and granulomatosis polyangiitis (GPA). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report regarding the co-occurrence of these two diseases. The physician must be aware of the risk of cancer in patients with rheumatism.


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