Article ; Online: Sarcome de kaposi et myélome multiple: s´agit-il d´une association causée par le HHV-8?
The Pan African medical journal
2020 Volume 36, Page(s) 85
Abstract: Kaposi´s sarcoma is a tumor characterized by purple or brownish lesions affecting the skin. It is most commonly associated with human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) infection and may be secondary to malignant hemopathy, including lymphomas. We here report a ...
Title translation | IAssociation between Kaposi´s sarcoma and multiple myeloma: is it caused by HHV-8? |
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Abstract | Kaposi´s sarcoma is a tumor characterized by purple or brownish lesions affecting the skin. It is most commonly associated with human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) infection and may be secondary to malignant hemopathy, including lymphomas. We here report a new case of a very rare combination: Kaposi´s disease-multiple myeloma. The study involved Mr. aged 67 years, treated for Kaposi´s disease in the Department of Dermatology. Serological test for HHV-8 was positive; it was associated with stage I multiple myeloma IgG Lambda with a poor prognosis. We here report this 21 |
MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Herpesvirus 8, Human/isolation & purification ; Humans ; Male ; Multiple Myeloma/pathology ; Multiple Myeloma/virology ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prognosis ; Sarcoma, Kaposi/pathology ; Sarcoma, Kaposi/virology |
Language | French |
Publishing date | 2020-06-12 |
Publishing country | Uganda |
Document type | Case Reports |
ZDB-ID | 2514347-5 |
ISSN | 1937-8688 ; 1937-8688 |
ISSN (online) | 1937-8688 |
ISSN | 1937-8688 |
DOI | 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.85.22407 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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