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        news Kaposi Sarcoma in a Patient with Giant Cell Arteritis

        Presented by:Dermatology Online Journal / Anoop Kuttikat MB BS, Abhay Joshi MD, Ibtisam Saeed FRCPath and Kuntal Chakravarty FRCP
        Summary points:A 79-year-old presents with pink, painless skin nodules on the chest wall and thigh that started while the patient was participating in a double-blind trial of an anti-tumour-necrosis-factor medication for giant-cell arteritis. This case report describes the biopsy and virology screen findings and treatment outcome. The authors make a case for the risks associated with corticosteroid immunosuppression, particularly in elderly patients.
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