Disseminated cutaneous and visceral Kaposi sarcoma in a woman with rheumatoid arthritis receiving leflunomide

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作者：

Sang Yeob Lee

Yong Min Jo

Won Tae Chung

Sung Hyun Kim

Seung Young Kim

Mee Sook Roh

Sung Won Lee

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[1] Dong-A University,Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine

[2] Dong-A University,Department of Pathology, College of Medicine

[3] Rheuma-Sowha Clinic,undefined

来源：

Rheumatology International | 2012年 / 32卷

关键词：

Kaposi sarcoma; Rheumatoid arthritis; Leflunomide; Steroid; Paclitaxel;

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摘要：

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a vascular neoplasm mainly affecting the skin of the limbs that has previously been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). When compared with the RA patients treated with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs, the reported number of KS in RA patients was very rare. Although the exact mechanisms of developing KS in RA patients are unclear, some drugs which include corticosteroid have been suggested as an etiological factor in previous case reports of RA and KS. We report, here in, another case of KS associated with the initiation of leflunomide in a patient with RA.

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页码：1065 / 1068

页数：3