Auricular involvement of a multifocal non-AIDS Kaposi's sarcoma: a case report.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric, malignant neoplastic vascular disease, mainly involving skin and mucosae, characterised by the proliferation of endothelial cells. The aetiology of KS still is unknown. Nonetheless, it has been reported that several epidemiological and environmental factors may play a role in its pathogenesis. Viral factors (i.e. human herpes virus 8, HHV-8) have also been claimed to play a role in the onset of KS. Four main clinical presentations of KS have been described: classic (sporadic), African (endemic), iatrogenic (immunosuppression-associated) and AIDS-associated (epidemic). The authors present a case of KS involving the external ear of a HIVnegative patient with a history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and tuberculosis.
Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy;
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Busi
Dermatology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy.
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Altieri
Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy;
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Ciorba
Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy;
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Aimoni
D000368:Aged; D054644:Ear Auricle; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis
External ear; Kaposi's sarcoma; Lymphoproliferative disorders