Atypical Kaposi's sarcoma in young inmunocompetent patient
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Atypical Kaposi's sarcoma in young inmunocompetent patient*
Kaposi´s sarcoma is a rare tumor associated with human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) infection. Four main clinical subtypes have been described. This study reports on a form of KS in an HIV negative and immunocompetent middle-aged man. The only remarkable factor is that he has sex with other men. This form of Kaposi´s sarcoma is rare. It occurs more in younger patients than in the classic form, is lim...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1806-4841,0365-0596
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175564