Abstract
Background Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a tumor derived from the endothelial cell lineage caused by Kaposi sarcomaassociated virus (KSHV), also known as human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8). Four subtypes of KS have been described: classical KS, African endemic KS, immunosuppression-associated KS and AIDS-associated KS. Over 95% of the lesions have been found to be infected with HHV-8, regardless of the clinical subtype. Classical KS usually occurs in elderly men from the Mediterranean region. It is a chronic, slowly progressing disorder, usually confined to the skin, which only rarely affects other organs.
Highlights
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a tumor derived from the endothelial cell lineage caused by Kaposi sarcomaassociated virus (KSHV), known as human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8)
Over 95% of the lesions have been found to be infected with HHV-8, regardless of the clinical subtype
Classical KS usually occurs in elderly men from the Mediterranean region
Summary
A case of disseminated cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma in an immunocompetent patient Maria Isabela Sarbu1*, Mircea Tampa, Ilinca Nicolae, Clara Matei, Teodor Poteca, Vasile Benea, Simona Roxana Georgescu.
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