Open AccessLichen planus-like keratosis: Another differential diagnosis for kaposi sarcoma
Author(s) -
Marcela Clavellina-Miller,
Gabriela MorenoCoutiño,
Sonia ToussaintCaire,
Gustavo ReyesTerán
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.164445
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , dermatology , biopsy , sarcoma , presentation (obstetrics) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , aids related opportunistic infections , skin biopsy , antiretroviral therapy , disease , viral load , pathology , viral disease , sida , radiology , virology
Epidemic Kaposi sarcoma is a common finding among HIV/AIDS patients that are not under antiretroviral treatment, and sometimes it is the first sign of the disease. However, it can be seen even in patients with undetectable viral load and high CD 4 cell count. Under these circumstances, the clinical presentation can be atypical in location or number. For this reason, the number of differential diagnosis is increased and biopsy of the suspicious lesions is essential for an accurate diagnosis and further apropiate treatment