Kaposi Sarcoma Mimicking Acute Flare of Ulcerative Colitis

• Main Authors: Vivek Kumar MD (Author), Parita Soni MD (Author), Mohit Garg MD (Author), Madina Abduraimova MD (Author), Jonathan Harris MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Besides an AIDS-defining illness, Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is also seen in individuals on long-term immunosuppressant therapy. We report KS in a 70-year-old immunocompetent man, which initially mimicked acute flare of ulcerative colitis (UC). He was hospitalized multiple times for complaints of watery di...