Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) Staining: A Savior in Early Kaposi Sarcoma

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. The disease has various phases, and the morphology of the lesion may vary, especially in the early course of the disease, where the morphological features may not be even suggestive of Kaposi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Siddiqui, Farhan, Al Ameer, Mohammed A, Al-Khalaf, Jawad, Al-Marzooq, Yusef, Al Ameer, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37090417
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36486
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Sumario:Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. The disease has various phases, and the morphology of the lesion may vary, especially in the early course of the disease, where the morphological features may not be even suggestive of Kaposi sarcoma. The authors take this opportunity to report a case of Kaposi sarcoma where the diagnosis was established because of HHV-8 staining rather than its histopathological features.

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