Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4024721 | Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Kaposi sarcoma is rare and occurs in four forms (classic, endemic, post-transplant and epidemic), which all have the same histological appearance associated with the same viral agent: human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8). Conjunctival and palpebral locations are, however, rare, and only 30 cases have been described in the literature. We present the case of a 34-year-old woman with conjunctival Kaposi angiosarcoma, with rare bulbar location associated with superior palpebral telangiectases against a rare immunodepression syndrome (common variable immunodeficiency). The treatment consisted of an excision biopsy with an over-and-over suture of a conjunctival rotation flap, combined with anti-HHV-8 chemotherapy to effect a regression of the palpebral lesion. However, the reappearance of a conjunctival lesion on the rim of the excision site required local radiotherapy of approximately 30Â Gy, with no recurrence after 1Â month.
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Authors
J. Sudzinski, F. Thomas, A. Berthout, M.F. Gonthier, L. Lumbroso-Le Rouic, S. Milazzo,