Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2015)

Disseminated Kaposi′s sarcoma with the involvement of penis in the setting of Hiv infection

  • Maham Farshidpour,
  • Majid Marjani,
  • Parvaneh Baghaei,
  • Payam Tabarsi,
  • Heidar Masjedi,
  • Zahra Farzaneh Asadi Kani,
  • Seyed Alireza Nadji,
  • Davood Mansouri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.147852
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 60, no. 1
pp. 104 – 104

Abstract

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Kaposi′s sarcoma (KS) is a malignant proliferation of the endothelial cells. It typically presents with several vascular nodules on the skin and other organs. The penile localization of KS, particularly on the shaft area, is exceptional. We report an HIV-positive 34-year-old man who had multiple purplish-black plaques on his extremities and several small violaceous macules on the glans and shaft of the penis. Kaposi′s sarcoma was diagnosed by histopathology.

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