Management of an oncological wound: Diagnosis, conflicting therapies and decision-making
Author(s) -
Tommaso Bianchi,
Ambra Di Altobrando,
Yuri Merli,
Federico Tartari,
Barbara Manfredi,
Sara Rowan,
Maria Musella,
Laura Moda,
Annalisa Patrizi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of european wound management association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1609-2759
DOI - 10.35279/jewma202011.03
Subject(s) - bullous pemphigoid , medicine , sarcoma , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , pemphigoid , kaposi's sarcoma , disease , pathology , immunology , human herpesvirus , antibody
This article presents the case of a non-HIV-positive patient who contemporaneously suffered from Kaposi’s sarcoma and bullous pemphigoid. Kaposi’s sarcoma is a rare low-grade vascular tumour associated with human herpes virus 8 infection, while bullous pemphigoid is the most common autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease in western countries.
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