The association of mycosis fungoides and kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV-negative patients is a rare phenomenon. The presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) – associated with all forms of Kaposi’s sarcoma – has also been recently identified in mycosis fungoides lesions. However, a causal association between HHV-8 and the onset of mycosis fungoides has not been established yet. The present case reports a patient who developed Kaposi’s sarcoma lesions after a two-year UVB phototherapy to treat a mycosis fungoides. Negative immunohistochemistry staining for Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in the initial mycosis fungoides lesions strengthens the absence of a link between Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and mycosis fungoides. Immunosuppression caused by the lymphoma and prolonged phototherapy were probably the contributing factors for the onset of Kaposi’s sarcoma.
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Bariani, M. C. P. F., Fleury Júnior, L. F. F., Ribeiro, A. M. Q., Carneiro, S. D. S., & Pereira, T. A. (2016). Mycosis fungoides and kaposi’s sarcoma association in an HIV-negative patient. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 91(5), 108–110. https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164401
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