Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis receiving fingolimod
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Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a tumor derived from capillary endothelial cells associated with serologically identifiable human herpesvirus (KSHV). We report a case of KS in a patient with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who received fingolimod for 19 months. We hypothesize that fingolimod-induced immunosuppression led to the development of KS in this patient.
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Author contributions: T. Tully: study design, drafting of manuscript, acquisition of data and images. E. Silber: study concept, interpretation of data and images, study design, supervision of study. A. Barkley: study concept, interpretation of data and images, revising of manuscript.
Study funding: No targeted funding reported.
Disclosure: The authors report no disclosures relevant to the manuscript. Go to Neurology.org for full disclosures.
- Received August 31, 2014.
- Accepted in final form January 8, 2015.
- © 2015 American Academy of Neurology
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