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Kaposi's sarcoma
PATHOGENS
- HHV-8, a gamma herpes virus, also known as Kaposi sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), is etiologic agent of all clinical variants of KS (also causes multicentric Castleman disease , primary effusion lymphoma, and Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus inflammatory cytokine syndrome - KICS).
- Multicentric angioproliferative tumor with spindle-shaped tumor cells, aberrant proliferation of blood vessels, and extravasated RBCs involving skin, mucosa, and visera of internal organs
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Last updated: March 4, 2023
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Kaposi's Sarcoma." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/3.3/Kaposi's_sarcoma.
Hoffmann CJ. Kaposi's sarcoma. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/3.3/Kaposi's_sarcoma. Accessed June 5, 2023.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2023). Kaposi's sarcoma. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/3.3/Kaposi's_sarcoma
Hoffmann CJ. Kaposi's Sarcoma [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2023. [cited 2023 June 05]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/3.3/Kaposi's_sarcoma.
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