Sarkoma Kaposi

Key facts

Pronunciation

/ k æ ˈ p oʊ s i z / , / ˈ k ɑː p ə s i z , ˈ k æ p ə -/

Specialty

Dermatology , Oncology

Symptoms

Purple colored skin lesions

Types

Classic, endemic, immunosuppression therapy-related, epidemic

Risk factors

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), poor immune function

Diagnostic method

Tissue biopsy , medical imaging

Differential diagnosis

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome , pyogenic granuloma , melanocytic nevi , melanoma

Treatment

Surgery, chemotherapy , radiation therapy , biologic therapy

Frequency

42,000 (new cases, 2018)

Deaths

20,000 (2018)

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