A Case of AIDS-related Kaposi's Sarcoma.
- Author:
Seong Hyun KIM
1
;
Ji Hyun KIM
;
So Yun CHO
;
Kyu Kwang WHANG
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
AIDS;
Human herpesvirus-8;
Kaposi's sarcoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Blotting, Western;
Dermis;
Edema;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Erythrocytes;
Extremities;
Humans;
Leg;
Male;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Sarcoma, Kaposi*;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(8):1080-1084
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in a 65-year-old male. He developed many asymptomatic purplish colored patches and nodules on his four extremities and anterior chest with edema of both legs for 2 months. The ELISA for the anti-HIV antibody was positive and it was confirmed by Western blot. The histologic finding showed abnormally proliferated and dilated vessels, vascular slits, spindle-shaped cells and extravasated erythrocytes in the dermis. In immunohistochemical study, the cryptic vessels were positive with CD31. Human herpesvirus-8 was detected by PCR.
