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European Journal of Rheumatology
Volume 3 · Issue 2
Pages: 85-86
History
Published Online: September 3, 2019
Copyright © 2019 European Journal of Rheumatology
Diler Taş Kılıç
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Selma Karaahmetoğlu Özkan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Başol Canbakan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Nesrin Dündar
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Taş Kılıç, D., Karaahmetoğlu Özkan, S., Canbakan, B., & Dündar, N. (2019). Kaposi’s sarcoma concurrent with granulomatosis polyangiitis. European Journal of Rheumatology, 3(2), 85–86. https://doi.org/10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0027
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Abstract
Abstract
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), a malignant vascular tumor, can develop in patients who receive corticosteroids or immunosuppressive therapy. We report a patient with KS and granulomatosis polyangiitis (GPA). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report regarding the co-occurrence of these two diseases. The physician must be aware of the risk of cancer in patients with rheumatism.
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Published In
Journal
European Journal of Rheumatology
Volume / Issue
Volume 3 · Issue 2
Pages
85-86
History
Published Online
September 3, 2019
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2019 European Journal of Rheumatology
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Diler Taş Kılıç
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Selma Karaahmetoğlu Özkan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Başol Canbakan
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Nesrin Dündar
Clinic of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Cite this Article
Taş Kılıç, D., Karaahmetoğlu Özkan, S., Canbakan, B., & Dündar, N. (2019). Kaposi’s sarcoma concurrent with granulomatosis polyangiitis. European Journal of Rheumatology, 3(2), 85–86. https://doi.org/10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0027
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