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Ciencias de la Salud- Caso clínico

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) A case report

DOI: 10.58995/redlic.rmic.v3.n2.a116
Lourdes Elena Barreto Romero
Médica Hospital Humanitario San José Posgradista Dermatología UEES
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Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a malignant tumor that occurs mainly in the skin affecting vascular endothelial spindle cells, but can also involve organs; It is classified in different clinical forms among them we have the iatrogenic, the epidemic associated with HIV, the endemic in Africa and the classic usually in elderly males affected by the herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8), it is considered a rare disease in women, its diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy, the prognosis is reserved because it is a challenge its treatment in patients with low immune system that leads to relapses. We present the clinical case of a 92-year-old female patient with macular and nodular violaceous lesions that ulcerated and bled easily in the lower extremities. Histopathological and immunohistochemical studies were performed and confirmed the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma (HHV-8).

 

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Published 2025-04-12

Keywords

  • sarcoma ,
  • kaposi,
  • herpers virus type 8,
  • case report

How to Cite

Barreto Romero, L. E. (2025). Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) A case report. Contemporary Research, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.58995/redlic.rmic.v3.n2.a116