Classic Kaposi's sarcoma treated with elastic stockings and outpatient follow-up of a 90-year-old patient

Classic Kaposi's sarcoma treated with elastic stockings and outpatient follow-up of a 90-year-old patient

Kaposi's sarcoma is a multifactorial angioproliferative disorder. The herpes virus 8 human contributes to its pathogenesis, but it is uncertain whether these lesions are only reactive hyperplasia to the virus or neoplasia. Four clinical types are described: classic, endemic, iatrogenic and HIV-...

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Main Authors: Flavia Trevisan, Paulo Rowilson Cunha, Clovis Antonio Lopes Pinto, Celia Antonia Xavier de Moraes Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013-12-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Residential treatment
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Stockings, compression
Treatment Outcome
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