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Resolution of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma after institution of highly active antiretroviral therapy alone
  1. H A Leder1,
  2. A Galor1,
  3. G B Peters1,
  4. S R Kedhar1,
  5. J P Dunn1,
  6. J E Thorne1,2
  1. 1
    Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
  2. 2
    Department of Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Trials, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
  1. H A Leder, Wilmer Eye Institute, 550 North Broadway, Suite 700, Baltimore, MD, USA; hleder{at}nc.rr.com
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2007.116186

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    We present a case of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma that resolved after treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy alone.

    Case report

    A 53-year-old man from Ghana was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus in July 2005 and presented on March 2006 with a 2-week history of itching, redness and pain in the right eye. His examination showed a large, mobile, slightly tender lesion of the conjunctiva, not involving caruncle (fig 1). At that time his CD4+ T cell count was 38 cells/μl. He had simultaneous lesions on his feet consistent with Kaposi sarcoma. Biopsy of his foot …

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    • Funding: Supported by grants EY-13707 (J E Thorne) from the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.

    • Competing interests: None.

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    2008 BMJ Publishing Group