Mucocutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma in an HIV-positive patient: diagnosis and treatment

ABSTRACT Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial neoplasia caused by infection with the human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), and the type associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is considered the most aggressive and frequent. This paper reports a case of mucocutaneous KS in a patient not...

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Main Authors: Laura Priscila B. Carvalho, Laudenice P. Lucena, Maria Cristina T. M. Honorato, Gilka S. S. Andrade, Roseana A. Freitas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
sarcoma de kaposi
herpes vírus humano tipo 8
infecções por hiv
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442016000300194&lng=en&tlng=en
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