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Periorbital Edema in Kaposi's Sarcoma

1995; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 332; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199505043321805

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Bernard L. Zidar,

Tópico(s)

Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas

Resumo

Figure 1. A 27-year-old man who was seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus presented with severe periorbital and facial edema (Panel A) and generalized cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma. Note the lesion (arrows) on the nose. Computed tomography (CT) of the head demonstrated thickening of the eyelids and the skin of the nose and face. The patient had neither superior vena cava syndrome nor nephrotic syndrome. Doxorubicin, vincristine, and bleomycin were administered intravenously every two weeks for four months. Facial and periorbital edema resolved rapidly (Panel B), as did the Kaposi's sarcoma. The CT findings also returned to normal. This type of . . .

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