P061 CYCLOSPORINE INDUCED KAPOSI SARCOMA IN AN IBD PATIENT: A DOWNWARD SPINDLE

Kaposi Sarcoma is an angioproliferative neoplasm found to be associated with human herpesvirus-8 (HHV8). Although this virus plays a role in the pathogenesis of the disease, in individuals who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative, it is exceedingly rare. Still, there have been documented cases of individuals developing gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma in the setting of immunosuppression, specifically solid organ transplant patients, and less frequently inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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