Korean J Dermatol.
2005 Nov;43(11):1576-1578.
A Case of Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma Developing on the Face
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Microbiology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Classic Kaposi's sarcoma is a human herpesvirus-8 associated with a multicentric lymphoangioproliferative tumor primarily arising in the lower extremities, but rarely in the head and neck. We herein report a 63-year-old man with primary classic Kaposi's sarcoma on the face. He presented with asymptomatic, erythematous papules on the nasal ala which had been noticed 2 months earlier. Histopathologic examination and nested polymerase chain reaction analysis in the tissue disclosed typical features of Kaposi's sarcoma.
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