Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant Recipient
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a neoplasm derived from human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)–infected cells that often presents with mucocutaneous, gastrointestinal, or pulmonary lesions. We report an unusual case of KS involving a cardiac allograft in a heart transplant recipient and discuss the potential for donor-...
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American College of Physicians
2024-11-01
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| author | Eric A. Wilson Carolyn Glass Danielle Elliott Range Julie M. Steinbrink Cameron R. Wolfe Richard F. Riedel Adam DeVore Madeleine R. Heldman |
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| description | Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a neoplasm derived from human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)–infected cells that often presents with mucocutaneous, gastrointestinal, or pulmonary lesions. We report an unusual case of KS involving a cardiac allograft in a heart transplant recipient and discuss the potential for donor-derived HHV-8 infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d85c7bd352714039befc57affc8928cb2025-08-20T02:27:45ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642024-11-0131110.7326/aimcc.2024.0435Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant RecipientEric A. Wilson0Carolyn Glass1Danielle Elliott Range2Julie M. Steinbrink3Cameron R. Wolfe4Richard F. Riedel5Adam DeVore6Madeleine R. Heldman71Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina2Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina2Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina1Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina1Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina1Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina1Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina1Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North CarolinaKaposi sarcoma (KS) is a neoplasm derived from human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)–infected cells that often presents with mucocutaneous, gastrointestinal, or pulmonary lesions. We report an unusual case of KS involving a cardiac allograft in a heart transplant recipient and discuss the potential for donor-derived HHV-8 infection.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0435 |
| spellingShingle | Eric A. Wilson Carolyn Glass Danielle Elliott Range Julie M. Steinbrink Cameron R. Wolfe Richard F. Riedel Adam DeVore Madeleine R. Heldman Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant Recipient Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant Recipient |
| title_full | Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant Recipient |
| title_fullStr | Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant Recipient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant Recipient |
| title_short | Kaposi Sarcoma of the Cardiac Allograft in a Heart Transplant Recipient |
| title_sort | kaposi sarcoma of the cardiac allograft in a heart transplant recipient |
| url | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0435 |
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