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KMID : 1038220220490030457
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Archives of Plastic Surgery
2022 Volume.49 No. 3 p.457 ~ p.461
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Misdiagnosis of Human Herpes Virus-8-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma as Adverse Drug Eruptions
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Kim Tae-Hyung
Wee Syeo-Young
Wee Syeo-Young
Jeong Hyun-Gyo
Choi Hwan-Jun
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Abstract
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a cancer that causes patches of abnormal tissue to grow under the skin. It also occurs in the immunosuppressive population. KS is currently believed to be caused by infection with human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) in non-human immunodeficiency virus patient. A 79-year-old female visited the outpatient clinic presenting with increasing number and size of palpable masses on both upper and lower extremities. She was first diagnosed as drug-erupted dermatitis and stopped her medications, but the symptoms got worse. We did partial biopsy, and KS with HHV-8 was diagnosed histopathologically. She planned to undergo further evaluations and proper treatments. This rare case suggests the need to consider a classic type of KS in the differential diagnosis of specific dermatologic symptoms such as macular, nodular, and darkish patches of upper or lower extremities in elderly patients. It is believed that this case helps to strengthen awareness of this rare disease.
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KEYWORD
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extremities, non-AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, adverse drug reactions
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