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Classic Kaposi's sarcoma in a Nepalese woman from a purportedly nonendemic area
Author(s) -
Sardana K.,
Mahajan S.,
Bhushan P.,
Mendiratta V.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.02056.x
Subject(s) - immunosuppression , human herpesvirus , sarcoma , medicine , pathological , dermatology , kaposi's sarcoma , immunology , pathology , virology
Summary Kaposis sarcoma (KS) occurs as four types; classic, endemic, immunosuppression‐associated, and AIDS‐associated. The presence of KS‐associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) DNA in the tissue samples of 95% of all variants of KS has confirmed its role in the aetiopathogenesis of KS. It is now believed that these clinical variants most likely represent different manifestations of the same pathological process. Our case represents the first case of classic KS from our region.