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FIGURE 48.3 Lesions of the AIDS-related Kaposi?s sarcoma. Whereas some patients may have lesions that remain flat, others experience extensively disseminated, raised lesions with edema. From DeVita, V. T. Jr., Hellman, S., & Rosenberg, S. (Eds.). (1997). AIDS: Etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
FIGURE 48.3 Lesions of the AIDS-related Kaposi?s sarcoma. Whereas some patients may have lesions that remain flat, others experience exte...
Kaposi's Sarcoma in AIDS When Kaposi's sarcoma, a malignant tumor, accompanies AIDS, it may appear in many forms: macules, papules, plaques, or nodules almost anywhere on the body. Lesions are often multiple and may involve internal structures. On the left are ovoid, pinkish red plaques that typically lengthen along the skin lines. They may become pigmented. On the right is a purplish red nodule on the foot.
Kaposi's Sarcoma in AIDS When Kaposi's sarcoma, a malignant tumor, accompanies AIDS, it may appear in many forms: macules, papules, plaqu...
Kaposi's sarcoma lesions.
Epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma. Note the resemblance to the lesions of bacillary angiomatosis in Figure 24.12. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma. Note the resemblance to the lesions of bacillary angiomatosis in Figure 24.12. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Ph...