Kaposi's sarcoma involving eyelid and conjunctiva

This is a case report of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the eyelid an conjunctiva in a man of North American Indian descent. Ocular involvement is rare and has been documented in less than 30 cases in the world literature. The association with visceral lesions and resultant poor prognosis was discussed and illustrated in our patient. Treatment of the eyelid lesion consisted of surgical excision; follow-up observation was limited to four months, as the patient died of a gastrointestinal malignancy.