title: Unknown: Unusual exophytic nodule on the plantar foot.
abstract: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) may be categorized into four primary clinical variants: classic, iatrogenic, endemic or African, and epidemic or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related KS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated Kaposi sarcoma typically presents on the face and trunk as pink to red macules and papules and can be rapidly progressive leading to disseminated visceral involvement and death. Rarely has AIDS-associated KS been described as presenting on the feet. We report a case of AIDS-associated nodular KS manifesting as an exophytic nodule on the plantar foot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, UC Davis, Sacramento, California, USA.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharon
authors.forename: Nasim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fazel
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004317:Doxorubicin