Hemolytic Anemia with Kaposi's Sarcoma

Abstract

AUTOIMMUNE hemolytic anemia is encountered in a number of diseases of different etiology and pathogenesis. In many instances the hemolysis may be of such intensity as to dominate the clinical picture.¹ The purpose of this paper is to describe an instance in which multiple idiopathic hemorrhagic sarcoma (Kaposi's sarcoma) occurred eight years after a hemolytic anemia had been first recognized and to comment on the possibility of a nosologic relationship between Kaposi's sarcoma and hemolytic anemia. <h3>Report of a Case</h3> The patient was a 64-year-old Jewish female who had been in good health until eight years prior to admission when she developed a hemolytic anemia. No cause was determined and the patient was treated symptomatically with blood transfusions and steroids. The patient was doing well until a year prior to this admission, when higher doses of steroids and more frequent blood transfusions became necessary to control the anemia. Hepatosplenomegaly