AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma mimicking bleeding peptic ulcer disease

CASE REPORT

Year : 2020 \| Volume : 12 \| Issue : 1 \| Page : 28-30

AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma mimicking bleeding peptic ulcer disease Ayanfe Omololu¹, Barka Kwaghe², Pantong Mark³, Simji Gomerep⁴, Nathan Shehu⁴ ¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos; Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria ² Department of Histopathology, Histopathology Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria ³ Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria ⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria Correspondence Address: Dr. Ayanfe Omololu Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/NJGH.NJGH_3_20

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) was the first AIDS defining malignancy described, and it commonly involves the skin, although visceral lesions exist. Visceral KS lesions are easy to miss, especially when symptoms are atypical or suggestive of another condition. This is a case of KS of the stomach in an HIV/AIDS patient presenting with symptoms, suggestive of bleeding peptic ulcer disease.



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