Renal Transplantation and Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Report of Three Cases

AuthorE Razeghien
AuthorA Haddadien
Issued Date2007-03-20en
AbstractIntroduction: Recipients of renal transplants are susceptible toKaposi's Sarcoma (KS) as a result of treatment with immunosuppressivedrugs. KS is one of the most common post transplant malignancies. Variety of factors appear to contribute to the development of KS including: genetic factors, sex hormones, immunosuppression and oncogenic viruses.This Study present three cases of renal transplant recipients who developed KS and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection simultaneously in the first year after transplantation.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/en
KeywordRenal Transplanten
KeywordKaposi`s Sarcomaen
KeywordCMV Infectionen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleRenal Transplantation and Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Report of Three Casesen
TypeCase Reporten

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