Abstract

Objectives: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a vascular neoplasm with four main types. We report the first diagnosed case of steroid-induced KS in a non-HIV patient in Mongolia. Methods: A 57-year-old man presented hemorrhagic spots on his body after seven months of corticosteroid therapy due to the glomerulonephritis. Upon examination, the morphology, histopathology and immunohistochemistry indicated human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) positive KS. Results: After the dose reduction of corticosteroids the lesions remarkably diminished in size and almost resolved as observed at the six-month follow-up. Conclusion: Medical professionals should be aware of the appearance of KS in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies.

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