title: Classic Kaposi's sarcoma: a case report.
abstract: A 60-year-old male from the Mediterranean area presented with edematous right leg and livid nodules and macules on the skin of upper and lower extremities. Biopsy specimen obtained from the right upper leg showed a pathohistologic finding indicative of Kaposi's sarcoma. Polymerase chain reaction testing revealed HHV-8 in the skin lesion. Serology for HIV was negative. Additional examinations did not reveal dissemination of the disease. Negative HIV serology, normal laboratory findings and absence of immunosuppressant therapy in the patient's history confirmed the diagnosis of the classic form of Kaposi's sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Medicine Merkur University Hospital, Zajceva 19, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. kristina.narancic@zg.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narancić-Skorić
authors.forename: Hrvoje
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brajcić
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabljar-Matovinović
authors.forename: Tajana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Filipec-Kanizaj
authors.forename: Maruska
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marusić-Vrsalović
authors.forename: Mladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knotek
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Prkacin
authors.forename: Dinko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skegro
authors.forename: Slavko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gasparov
mesh_terms: D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012867:Skin / Q000821:virology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*