Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis possible responsibility of captopril in the development of lesions

J P Larbre; J F Nicolas; P Collet; B Larbre; G Llorca

Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis possible responsibility of captopril in the development of lesions

J Rheumatol. 1991 Mar;18(3):476-7.

Authors

J P Larbre¹, J F Nicolas, P Collet, B Larbre, G Llorca

Affiliation

¹ Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital des Charpennes, Lyon, France.

PMID: 1856821

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma appeared 8 months after the start of captopril treatment in a 70-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis. A marked reduction of cutaneous and gastric lesions occurred when captopril was stopped. These findings are compared to immunosuppressive drug induced forms of Kaposi's sarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
Captopril / adverse effects*
Captopril / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
Sarcoma, Kaposi / chemically induced*
Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Captopril