Disseminated iatrogenic upper gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma following prolonged steroid use in a patients with Crohn’s disease: a case report
This case underscores the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for Kaposi sarcoma in patients on chronic immunosuppressive therapy who present with unusual skin or mucosal lesions.
Authors
- Salum J. Lidenge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0574-6595)
- Amos Mwasamwaja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3310-1273)
- Alex Mremi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-0168)
- Edwin Liwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5664-9915)
- Beatrice Kombole
- Glory Makupa
- Furaha Serventi
- Ayesiga Herman
- Leila Mwakipunda
- Godwin Nnko
- Lilian Gasper
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)
- Tumaini University (TZ)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- Muhimbili National Hospital (TZ)
- Ocean Road Cancer Institute (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-05937-9
- Primary Topic
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00