Clinical cases
BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID ASSOCIATED WITH IATROGENIC KAPOSI'S DISEASE - CASE PRESENTATION
Kaposi's disease represents a multifocal endothelial
proliferation which may involve several organs, but most
frequently it is associated with skin lesions. There have been
described four different clinical variations of this disease, each
with its own symptoms, epidemiology and evolution. One of
these forms develops in immunosuppressed patients who
undergo systemic therapies, such as Prednisone, calcineurin
inhibitors or chemotherapy. It is unanimously accepted that
HHV-8 infection is the main etiologic factor for Kaposi's
disease. Kaposi's disease due to iatrogenic immunosuppression
is characterized by violaceous skin lesions which appear
during systemic immunosuppressive therapy (such as oral
corticosteroids). The disease usually progresses at a slow rate
and it may resolve itself spontaneously in early stages or by
removing the immunosuppressive therapy.
We present the case of a patient with Kaposi's disease
due to corticosteroid treatment administered for bullous
pemphigoid