Kaposi's sarcoma in a child with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.

Eur J Pediatr

Unité d'Immunologie et d'Hématologie Pédiatriques AP-HP, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, EU, France.

Published: July 2006

Introduction: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is rare in childhood. It may be favored by acquired immune deficiencies, but the predisposing factors to KS in other children are unclear.

Discussion: KS has been reported in only two children and one adult with primary immunodeficiency. We report here a Tunisian child with a Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome who developed KS at the age of 14 months.

Conclusion: This observation expands the spectrum of primary immunodeficiencies associated with KS in childhood.

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