Open AccessKaposi′s sarcoma as a presenting manifestation of HIV
Author(s) -
Sharad Mehta,
Anubhav Garg,
Lalit Gupta,
Asit Mittal,
Ashok Kumar Khare,
C M Kuldeep
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.85415
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , kaposi's sarcoma , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , pathology , virology , human herpesvirus
Kaposi's sarcoma is a multi-focal vascular tumor involving skin and the other organs. HIV associated Kaposi's sarcoma is one of the AIDS defining condition. It is rarely reported from India. We report a 40-year-old heterosexual married male with widespread cutaneous lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma without any oral lesions or systemic association as a presenting manifestation of HIV.