Kaposi sarcoma can also involve the heart
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade angioproliferative tumor associated with infection with human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8). The disease was named after Moritz Kaposi, a Hungarian dermatologist who first described it in 1872 as ‘idiopathic multiple pigmented sarcoma of the skin.’ HHV-8 infection is requ...
Main Authors: | Mohamad Hani Lababidi, Hazem Alhawasli, Nkemakolam Iroegbu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2015-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/29054/pdf_108 |
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