Mycosis fungoides and Kaposi’s sarcoma association in an HIV-negative patient

Abstract The association of mycosis fungoides and kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV-negative patients is a rare phenomenon. The presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) – associated with all forms of Kaposi’s sarcoma – has also been recently identified in mycosis fungoides lesions. However, a causal association between HHV-8 and the onset of mycosis fungoides has not been established yet. The present case reports a patient who developed Kaposi’s sarcoma lesions after a two-year UVB phototherapy to treat a mycosis fungoides. Negative immunohistochemistry staining for Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in the initial mycosis fungoides lesions strengthens the absence of a link between Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and mycosis fungoides. Immunosuppression caused by the lymphoma and prolonged phototherapy were probably the contribut ing factors for the onset of Kaposi’s sarcoma.

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Main Authors:	Bariani,Maria Carolina Prado Fleury, Fleury Júnior,Luiz Fernando Fróes, Ribeiro,Ana Maria Quinteiro, Carneiro,Siderley de Souza, Pereira,Tiago Arantes
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016001100108
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