TB Research

A clinical case of Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with TB/HIV co-infection

Natalya V. Kuzmina, Н. В. Нелидова

Tuberculosis and lung diseases · 2020-08

Abstract

The article describes a clinical case of Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with concurrent tuberculosis, HIV infection with severely compromised T-cell immunity, viral hepatitis B and C, and substances and alcohol abuse. Also, the patient had low adherence to treatment with anti-tuberculosis and antiretroviral drugs.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Sarcoma
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Immunity
  • Virology
  • Hepatitis C
  • Immunology