Acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related epidemic Kaposi sarcoma

Alexa B Steuer; Jeffrey M Cohen; Mitalee P Christman; Lauren A Penn; Nooshin Brinster; Alisa N Femia

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related epidemic Kaposi sarcoma

Dermatol Online J. 2018 Dec 15;24(12):13030/qt344610w2.

Authors

Alexa B Steuer¹, Jeffrey M Cohen, Mitalee P Christman, Lauren A Penn, Nooshin Brinster, Alisa N Femia

Affiliation

¹ The Ronald O. Perleman Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York. Alisa.Femia@nyumc.org.

PMID: 30677797

Abstract

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a vascular neoplasm that is one of the most common human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related malignancies. We present the case of a 42-year-old man with a new diagnosis of HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related epidemic KS.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology*
Adult
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Epidemics
Herpesvirus 8, Human
Humans
Male
Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnosis
Sarcoma, Kaposi / drug therapy
Sarcoma, Kaposi / epidemiology
Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma