A Case of AIDS-related Kaposi's Sarcoma.
- Author:
Dae Hun SUH
;
Jeong Gu LIM
;
Byung Soon PARK
;
Oh Sang KWON
;
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
Jai Il YOUN
;
Hee Chul EUN
;
Chul Woo KIM
;
Myung Don OH
;
Kang Won CHOE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
AIDS;
Human herpesvirus-8;
Kaposi's sarcoma
- MeSH:
Elbow;
Erythrocytes;
Factor XIIIa;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nose;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Sarcoma, Kaposi*;
von Willebrand Factor
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(5):655-659
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in a 47-year-old male. He was diagnosed as HIV-positive 3 years ago. He developed two asymptomatic purple-colored papules on the nose and right elbow. The histopathological finding showed abnormally proIiferated and dilated vessels, vascular slits, spindle shaped cells, and extravasated erythrocytes. In immunohistochemical studies, the cryptic vessels was positive with CD34, but negative with factor XIIIa and factor VIII-related antigen, Human herpesvirus-8 was found by PCR. We think that this is the first reported case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in Korean dermatologic literature.
