Artículo
Sarcoma de Kaposi por virus del herpes humano de tipo 8 en un receptor de trasplante hepático pediátrico. Caso clínico
Human herpesvirus 8 related Kaposi's sarcoma in a pediatric liver transplant recipient: case report
Autor
Malla, Ivone
Pérez, Celeste Luján
Cheang, Yu
Silva, Marcelo
Resumen
Fil: Malla, Ivone. Hepatología y Trasplante Hepático Pediátrico, Hospital Universitario Austral; Argentina. Fil: Pérez. Celeste Pérez. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Departamento de Virología; Argentina. Fil: Cheang, Yu. Hepatología y Trasplante Hepático Pediátrico, Hospital Universitario Austral; Argentina. Fil: Silva, Marcelo. Hepatología y Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario Austral; Argentina. Patients under immunosuppressive treatment are at risk of developing malignant tumors. Primary infection or reactivation of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) may predispose to Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) after solid organ transplantation. KS in pediatric liver transplant recipients has low incidence and poor prognosis. We report the clinical presentation of a KS in lymph node following HHV-8 infection in a pediatric patient presenting four months after liver transplantation. He had a good outcome with suspension of tacrolimus and conversion to sirolimus one month after diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the frst KS reported case in our country after liver transplant in a pediatric recipient and we believe that this entity should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of post-transplant complications.