Friday, January 25, 2019

PRP and Kaposi’s: A Cautionary Tale


Our colleague, Professor Khalifa Sharquie from Baghdad, Iraq presents a 27-year old woman seen in his skin department with a dramatic facial rash and swelling of nine months duration.  Quite early on, the condition started as bruise-like discoloration and slight swelling around both eyes that slowly increased over a period of ~ three months “Figure. 1”.

The patient sought treatment at a  private clinic in Jordan.  A skin biopsy at that time showed "mucin deposition." She received peri-ocular plasma rich platelets (PRP) injections and afterwards, new lesions appeared more rapidly on her face; and then, after months, on other parts of her integument.  When seen at the Baghdad clinic she was severely ill with shortness of breath and difficulty in swallowing. “Figure. 2”.

Please see  the attached article.  and the click the link to download.
Your thoughts will be appreciated.

Figure 1

Figure 2


Reference:
Nathaniel Hawthorne:  The Birthmark
In which Beauty meets Science and is destroyed.  Science’s servant in this parable is called "Aminadab"!


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