Letter: Kaposi sarcoma versus nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
The histopathology of particular Kaposi saroma (KS) variants may closely resemble that seen in nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). Given that NSF skin lesions are negative for HHV8 (LNA-1), this immunohistochemical marker can be used to distinguish these two entities.
Liron
L
Pantanowitz
Bruce J
BJ
Dezube
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D054989:Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C118485:latent nuclear antigen (LNA)