Open AccessDiagnostic dilemma in Kaposi’s sarcoma
Author(s) -
Rao B.S Satish,
Tauro F Leo,
Menezes Theobald Leo,
B Nandakishore,
Kolla Praveen Kumar
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.1055/s-0039-1699154
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , immunosuppression , bacillary angiomatosis , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , neoplasm , incidence (geometry) , kaposi's sarcoma , pathology , immunodeficiency , virology , immunology , serology , immune system , antibody , human herpesvirus , bartonella henselae , optics , physics
Kaposi′s sarcoma is described as cutaneous and extracutaneous neoplasm predominantly affecting older individuals. Though earlier uncommon and endemic to certain African areas, its incidence is on a rise due to infections with human immunodeficiency virus and also due to transplant-associated immunosuppression. Further, certain benign conditions like Pseudo Kaposi′s sarcoma, certain infective conditions like bacillary angiomatosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome can mimic Kaposi′s sarcoma both clinically and histologically leading to a diagnostic dilemma. We report such a case here.