Classic Kaposi's sarcoma in a Nepalese woman from a purportedly nonendemic area.
Kaposis sarcoma (KS) occurs as four types; classic, endemic, immunosuppression-associated, and AIDS-associated. The presence of KS-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) DNA in the tissue samples of 95% of all variants of KS has confirmed its role in the aetiopathogenesis of KS. It is now believed that these clinical variants most likely represent different manifestations of the same pathological process. Our case represents the first case of classic KS from our region.
Sardana
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K
Maulana Azad Medical College, Dermatology, Delhi, India. kabir_sardana1@rediffmail.com
Mahajan
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Bhushan
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P
Mendiratta
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*