Digital Clubbing may be a Clinical Sign of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma in a HIV-Positive Patient
Rodrigues, F., Cardozo, M., Gjorup, A., Junior, J. (2017). Digital Clubbing may be a Clinical Sign of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma in a HIV-Positive Patient. EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), 66-72. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2017.9916
Felipe Tavares Rodrigues; Marcos Roberto Pereira Cardozo; Ana Lucia Taboada Gjorup; Julio Cesar Tolentino Junior. "Digital Clubbing may be a Clinical Sign of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma in a HIV-Positive Patient". EKB Journal Management System, 7, 2, 2017, 66-72. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2017.9916
Rodrigues, F., Cardozo, M., Gjorup, A., Junior, J. (2017). 'Digital Clubbing may be a Clinical Sign of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma in a HIV-Positive Patient', EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), pp. 66-72. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2017.9916
Rodrigues, F., Cardozo, M., Gjorup, A., Junior, J. Digital Clubbing may be a Clinical Sign of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma in a HIV-Positive Patient. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 7(2): 66-72. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2017.9916

Digital Clubbing may be a Clinical Sign of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma in a HIV-Positive Patient

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Article 4, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2017, Page 66-72  XML PDF (2.73 MB)
Document Type: Images in Infectious and Endemic Diseases
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2017.9916
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Authors
Felipe Tavares Rodrigues email 1; Marcos Roberto Pereira Cardozo2; Ana Lucia Taboada Gjorup2; Julio Cesar Tolentino Junior2
1Graduate Student of Escola de Medicina e Cirurgia do Rio de Janeiro- UNIRIO, Brazil
2Escola de Medicina e Cirurgia do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro(UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Abstract
A 48-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive male patient presented with two months history of intermittent left iliac fossa pain, tenesmus, and gradual enlargement of fingertips. He denied diarrhea, cough, fever and weight loss. Home medications included recent initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). A recent digital clubbing and edema in lower limbs were observed. Biochemical markers were normal, including amylase, lipase, albumin, and liver function panel. Evaluation with computed tomography imaging of the thorax/abdomen/pelvis was unremarkable. After five months of the first endoscopic examination performed during his hospitalization, a new endoscopy and colonoscopy with biopsy were ordered. The biopsy specimens revealed whorls of spindle-shaped cells and neovascularization with small-vessel proliferation suggestive of Kaposi sarcoma (KS). Immuno-histochemical testing for human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) was positive, supporting the KS diagnosis.
Keywords
digital clubbing; HIV
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