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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2005 20(12):2839-2841; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi182
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Case Report

Kaposi's sarcoma occurring in a young black man after kidney transplantation

Antonietta De Blasio, Giuseppe Palmiero and Domenico Russo

Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University ‘Federico II’, Naples, Italy

Correspondence and offprint requests to: Domenico Russo, MD, Via Marconi, 80, 80024 Cardito. Napoli, Italy. Email: domenicorusso51@hotmail.com

Keywords: Kaposi's sarcoma; kidney transplantation; gastro-intestinal bleeding

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   Introduction
 
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a cancer of connective and fibrous tissue such as cartilage, bone, fat, muscle, blood vessels, tendons and ligaments [1–3]. It was first described by dermatologist Moritz Kaposi as a disease characterized by ‘ ... idiopathic multiple pigmented lesions of the skin ... ’. For decades KS has been regarded as an uncommon disease that mostly affects elderly men of Mediterranean or Jewish heritage, young adult African men and organ transplanted patients [1].



   Case report
 
Here we describe a case of a 42-year-old black African male who developed KS a few months after renal transplantation.

The cause and the onset of renal insufficiency was unknown. Haemodialysis treatment started in 1992. Clinical history during renal replacement therapy was unremarkable. In January 2002, the patient underwent a cadaveric renal transplantation; the donor . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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