Coexistence of Kaposi sarcoma and Molluscum contagiosum on the same site in a HIV-AIDS patient: A very rare occurrence
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Coexistence of Kaposi sarcoma and Molluscum contagiosum on the same site in a HIV-AIDS patient: A very rare occurrence | |
| Creator | Abdullahi, Kabir Mohammed, Yahaya Sahabi, Saddiku A. Dalhat, Mahmood M. | |
| Description | Introduction: There have been numerous reported opportunistic infections among HIV/AIDS patients. However, coexistence of Kaposi sarcoma and Molluscum contagiosum on the same site is a rare finding.Case presentation: A 37-year-old man poorly adherent to antiretroviral therapy presented with Molluscum contagiosum and Kaposi sarcoma occurring simultaneously on numerous skin lesions around mid-2017 at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State, Nigeria.Management and outcome: The patient was counselled and re-initiated on a second-line highly active antiretroviral therapy regimen. The patient’s lesions resolved three months later.Discussion: The case is presented to improve the index of suspicion among clinicians and pathologists on such rare occurrences. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-04-29 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.747 | |
| Source | African Journal of Laboratory Medicine; Vol 8, No 1 (2019); 3 pages 2225-2010 2225-2002 | |
| Language | eng | |
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