Fatal Outcome in a Patient with Kaposi's sarcoma: Case Report and Literature Review
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative disorder that is characterized by the appearance of purplish, reddish blue, or dark brown macules, plaques, and nodules on the skin, it can range in size from very small to several centimeters. In the etiopathogenesis, Human Herpesvirus 8 infection and immunosuppression has a fundamental role. The clinical evolution is usually chronic and indolent. We present a case in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and complicated Kaposi sarcoma that caused his death.
Authors: Internal Medicine Resident, Andrea Guadalupe Navarro Ortega, Eder Fernando Rios Bracamontes, Javier Pérez Gutierrez, Diana Itzel Tene Corona, Internal Medicine Resident, Ivanna Ocampo Carrasco
Institutions: Mexican Social Security Institute, Hospital General De Zona
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4408116192