Kaposi's sarcoma in the hand of an AIDS patient.
A case of Kaposi's sarcoma of a digit in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is described. The patient had what appeared to be a chronic paronychia. The paronychia tissue was excised and biopsy findings showed Kaposi's sarcoma. Kaposi's sarcoma is a multicentric, malignant, vascular tumor composed of proliferating spindle-shaped cells and capillary vessels.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010304:Paronychia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology