Isolated Kaposi sarcoma of the finger pulp in an AIDS patient.
A 63-year-old woman with long-standing AIDS and previous Kaposi sarcomas of the lower limb presented to our consultation complaining of a painful left ring finger with pulp enlargement. X-rays revealed an osteolytic lesion of the distal phalanx. We suspected an isolated osseous Kaposi sarcoma and at surgery we found a hemorrhagic lesion with bone extension into the phalanx. Bone involvement is rare in Kaposi sarcoma and even rarer in patients without a cutaneous location.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris cedex 12, France. florenceaim@gmail.com
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery