Athena: specialty certificate examination case for cutaneous oncology
A 40-year-old female renal transplant recipient of Nigerian descent developed scattered violaceous macules and patches on her upper limbs and the soles of her feet 10 months post-transplant.She was taking tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and prednisolone for immunosuppression.A biopsy of the skin c...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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January 2024
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Clinical and experimental dermatology
Year: 2024, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-95 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2230 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ced/llad305 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llad305
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| Author Notes: | Mina Raahimi, Alys Hunter, Hywel Cooper and Ferdinand Toberer |
| Summary: | A 40-year-old female renal transplant recipient of Nigerian descent developed scattered violaceous macules and patches on her upper limbs and the soles of her feet 10 months post-transplant.She was taking tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and prednisolone for immunosuppression.A biopsy of the skin changes was taken from her upper limb. The biopsy showed diffuse dermal proliferation of irregular thin-walled vascular channels lined by bland endothelial cells (see Figure 1); human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) was intensely positive on immunohistochemistry and a diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) was made. |
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| Item Description: | Veröffentlicht: 04. September 2023 Gesehen am 12.07.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1365-2230 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ced/llad305 |