Non AIDS Kaposi's Sarcoma Leading to Lower Extremities Wounds, Case Presentations and Discussion

Publication date: March 2012 Source:Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists, Volume 4, Issue 1 Author(s): Laemthong Phavixay , David Raynolds , Richard Simman Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare malignancy that with the onset of the AIDS epidemic suggests a link between the development of disease and a transmissible agent. It is a low-grade vascular tumor associated with infection with the human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8). The first case presents a non-HIV patient with Kaposi's sarcoma of the left foot and the second case is a kidney transplant patient on immunosuppressive medications with wounds on the right leg due to non-HIV Kaposi's sarcoma.
Source: Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research