Korean J Dermatol.
2009 Oct;47(10):1172-1176.
A Case of AIDS-associated Kaposi's Sarcoma on the Site ofHealed Herpes Zoster as an Isotopic Response
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. gylee0716@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Dermatology, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea.
Abstract
- Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a neoplastic, vascular tumor that involves the skin or internal organs. KS is an extremely common tumor in tropical Africa and it is also a prime marker of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). An isotopic response describes the occurrence of a new skin disorder on the site of another, unrelated and already healed skin disease. The most common cause of an isotopic response in the skin is the herpes zoster virus. We report here on a rather interesting case of Kaposi's sarcoma distributed on a dermatome that was previously involved by herpes zoster.
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