A Case of AIDS-related Kaposi's Sarcoma.
10.5021/ad.2000.12.3.211
- Author:
Dong Keun LEE
;
Kyeong Jin CHON
;
Sook Ja SON
;
Dong Jun KIM
;
Dong Il CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kaposi's sarcoma;
AIDS
- MeSH:
Adult;
Antibodies;
CD4 Lymphocyte Count;
Cell Proliferation;
Endothelial Cells;
HIV;
Humans;
Male;
Opportunistic Infections;
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis;
Sarcoma, Kaposi*;
Skin;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Annals of Dermatology
2000;12(3):211-214
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We herein report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in a 36-year-old male patient, who had a solitary nodular skin lesion on the left supraclavicular area. The histopathologic findings showed typical features of KS as spindle cell proliferation and vascular spaces lined with endothelial cells. The patient's serum was positive for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and he had opportunistic infection of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis. The WBC count was 1,200/mm3 and CD4 count was 50/mm3 with decreased CD4/CD8 ratio to 0.06. He died due to an aggravated respiratory infection.
