Kaposi's sarcoma occurring in a cardiac transplant patient on tacrolimus

Heart Lung Circ. 2006 Oct;15(5):340-1. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.03.016. Epub 2006 Jun 14.

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma is a relatively rare but potentially fatal malignancy which affects immunosuppressed individuals. It has been found to occur especially in association with cyclosporine and tacrolimus use and with concurrent cytomegalovirus infection. When detected and treated early, it usually carries a good prognosis and responds well to measures increasing immunocompetence. We report a case of cutneous Kaposi's sarcoma occurring in a cardiac transplant patient treated with tacrolimus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Rejection / drug therapy*
  • Heart Failure / surgery
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnosis
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / etiology*
  • Tacrolimus / adverse effects*
  • Tacrolimus / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Tacrolimus