title: Dermatophytosis mimicking Kaposi's sarcoma in human immunodeficiency virus disease.
abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an important finding in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with a distinctive spectrum of clinical presentations. Three cases of dermatophytosis in HIV-infected patients are presented which clinically mimic the appearance of KS. This new observation underscores the importance of histopathologic examination in the evaluation of skin lesions suspicious for the diagnosis of KS. The other clinical mimickers of KS are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Woosley
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Resnick
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology