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Eye Foreign Bodies/complications , Eye Foreign Bodies/diagnosis , Eye Injuries, Penetrating , Myositis/diagnosis , Myositis/etiology , Orbit/injuries , Wood , Adult , Diplopia/diagnosis , Diplopia/etiology , Diplopia/surgery , Eye Foreign Bodies/surgery , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/complications , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/diagnosis , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/surgery , Humans , Male , Orbit/surgery , Orbital Diseases/diagnosis , Orbital Diseases/etiology , Orbital Diseases/surgery , Plants , Torticollis/diagnosis , Torticollis/etiologyABSTRACT
CASO CLÍNICO: Un varón de 70 años, procedente de Sicilia, acude con una masa palpebral bilateral con afectación tarsal conjuntival, que resultó ser un sarcoma de Kaposi al examen histológico. Se demostró afectación cutánea y pulmonar por el sarcoma de Kaposi. El paciente no tenía un diagnóstico previo de infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana. Este caso fue tratado con éxito tras 5 ciclos de quimioterapia con doxorrubicina liposomal, con resolución de las lesiones palpebrales, cutáneas y pulmonares. Conclusiones: La localización en el párpado es una posible manifestación inicial, aunque rara, del sarcoma de Kaposi en personas de edad avanzada negativos para el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana. La doxorrubicina liposomal es un tratamiento seguro y efectivo
CASE REPORT: We report a case of 70-year-old male from Sicily, who presented with a bilateral eyelid mass involving the tarsal conjunctiva, found to be Kaposi's sarcoma on histologic examination. Cutaneous and pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma involvement was documented. The patient had no prior diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection. This case was managed successfully after the completion of five cycles of chemotherapy with liposomal doxorubicin, and his eyelid, skin and pulmonary lesions disappeared. CONCLUSIONS: Location in the eyelid is a possible, though rare, initial solitary manifestation of Kaposi's sarcoma in elderly HIV-negative patients. Liposomal doxorubicin is a safe and effective treatment
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Humans , Male , Aged , Sarcoma, Kaposi/complications , Eyelid Diseases/pathology , Doxorubicin/therapeutic use , Visual Acuity , Biopsy , HIV Seronegativity , Conjunctiva/pathology , Eyelids/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Immunohistochemistry , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Blotting, Western , Sarcoma, Kaposi/diagnostic imaging , Sarcoma, Kaposi/therapyABSTRACT
CASE REPORT: We report a case of 70-year-old male from Sicily, who presented with a bilateral eyelid mass involving the tarsal conjunctiva, found to be Kaposi's sarcoma on histologic examination. Cutaneous and pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma involvement was documented. The patient had no prior diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection. This case was managed successfully after the completion of five cycles of chemotherapy with liposomal doxorubicin, and his eyelid, skin and pulmonary lesions disappeared. CONCLUSIONS: Location in the eyelid is a possible, though rare, initial solitary manifestation of Kaposi's sarcoma in elderly HIV-negative patients. Liposomal doxorubicin is a safe and effective treatment.