Follow-up
Further Outpatient Care
Patients with Kaposi sarcoma should have routine ophthalmic examinations; the frequency depends on the severity of eye involvement.
Most eye lesions can be observed. Severe eye discomfort, disfigurement, and dysfunction indicate a need for local treatment.
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Inpatient & Outpatient Medications
Most eye lesions are simply observed.
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Complications
See Mortality/Morbidity.
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Prognosis
Ophthalmic Kaposi sarcoma has an indolent course. Most lesions are observed.
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Patient Education
Instruct patients about the risk of HIV because Kaposi sarcoma may be the initial manifestation of AIDS.
Educate patients about the importance of routine ophthalmologic examinations.
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Media Gallery
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Section of eyelid with Kaposi sarcoma lesion under high magnification. This tissue section demonstrates increased angiogenesis and spindle-shaped cells. Courtesy of Ben Glasgow, MD, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute.
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Section of eyelid with Kaposi sarcoma lesion under high magnification. This tissue section demonstrates endothelium-lined vascular channels and proliferation of spindle-shaped cells. Increased angiogenesis with erythrocyte extravasation is observed. Courtesy of Ben Glasgow, MD, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute.
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The inferior conjunctiva is involved more commonly than the superior conjunctiva in Kaposi sarcoma. Courtesy of Gary N Holland, MD, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute.
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Kaposi sarcoma involvement of the eyelid. Courtesy of Gary N Holland, MD, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute.
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