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Kaposi sarcoma is an angioproliferative disorder that ranges from a single indolent skin lesion to respiratory and gastrointestinal/visceral involvement. Kaposi sarcoma is rare in non-immunosuppressed patients. Nineteen cases of penile Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-negative patients were reported in 2012. We present the case report of a 48-year-old male patient with no previous medical history, who came to our urology clinic presenting a purple-color papule on the penis glans. Lab tests revealed negative serology for HIV, but tissue PCR was positive for human herpesvirus 8. Histopathology examination after lesion excision was compatible with Kaposi sarcoma. No other cutaneous or mucosal lesions were present. Primary Kaposi sarcoma of the penis is rare, but may occur in non-immunosuppressed patients. RESUMO O sarcoma de Kaposi é uma doença angioproliferativa que varia de uma lesão cutânea indolente isolada ao envolvimento visceral respiratório e gastrintestinal. É raro em pacientes não imunossuprimidos. Dezenove casos de sarcoma de Kaposi de pênis em pacientes HIV negativos foram relatados em 2012. Descrevemos o caso de um paciente do sexo masculino, 48 anos, sem história pregressa, que se apresentou em nossa clínica urológica com pápula violeta na glande. Os testes de laboratório revelaram sorologia negativa para HIV, mas o PCR em tecido foi positivo para o herpesvírus humano 8. A histopatologia após a excisão da lesão foi compatível com sarcoma de Kaposi. Não existia outra lesão cutânea ou de mucosa. O sarcoma de Kaposi primário de pênis é raro, mas pode ocorrer em pacientes não imunossuprimidos.

Kaposi sarcoma is an angioproliferative disorder that ranges from a single indolent skin lesion to respiratory and gastrointestinal/visceral involvement. Kaposi sarcoma is rare in non-immunosuppressed patients. Nineteen cases of penile Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-negative patients were reported in 2012. We present the case report of a 48-year-old male patient with no previous medical history, who came to our urology clinic presenting a purple-color papule on the penis glans. Lab tests revealed negative serology for HIV, but tissue PCR was positive for human herpesvirus 8. Histopathology examination after lesion excision was compatible with Kaposi sarcoma. No other cutaneous or mucosal lesions were present. Primary Kaposi sarcoma of the penis is rare, but may occur in non-immunosuppressed patients.