Korean J Dermatol.  1999 May;37(5):655-659.

A Case of AIDS-related Kaposi's Sarcoma

• Suh DH
• Lim JG
• Park BS
• Kwon OS
• Cho KH
• Youn JI
• Eun HC
• Kim CW
• Oh MD
• Choe KW

Abstract

We report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in a 47-year-old male. He was diagnosed as HIV-positive 3 years ago. He developed two asymptomatic purple-colored papules on the nose and right elbow. The histopathological finding showed abnormally proIiferated and dilated vessels, vascular slits, spindle shaped cells, and extravasated erythrocytes. In immunohistochemical studies, the cryptic vessels was positive with CD34, but negative with factor XIIIa and factor VIII-related antigen, Human herpesvirus-8 was found by PCR. We think that this is the first reported case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in Korean dermatologic literature.

Keyword

AIDS; Human herpesvirus-8; Kaposi's sarcoma

MeSH Terms

Elbow
Erythrocytes
Factor XIIIa
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nose
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sarcoma, Kaposi*
von Willebrand Factor
Factor XIIIa
von Willebrand Factor