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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
ISSN: 0970-0358 EISSN: 0970-0358
Vol. 39, No. 2, 2006, pp. 179-181
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Bioline Code: pl06044
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2006, pp. 179-181
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Case Report-Diagnostic dilemma in Kaposi's sarcoma
Rao SatishBS, Tauro LeoF, Menezes LeoTheobald, Nandakishore B, Kumar KPraveen
Abstract
Kaposi's sarcoma is described as cutaneous and extracutaneous neoplasm predominantly affecting older individuals. Though earlier uncommon and endemic to certain African areas, its incidence is on a rise due to infections with human immunodeficiency virus and also due to transplant-associated immunosuppression. Further, certain benign conditions like Pseudo Kaposi's sarcoma, certain infective conditions like bacillary angiomatosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome can mimic Kaposi's sarcoma both clinically and histologically leading to a diagnostic dilemma. We report such a case here.
Keywords
Kaposi's sarcoma, pseudo Kaposi's sarcoma, diagnosis
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