Case Report

Two Rare Variants of Kaposi Sarcoma: Case Report

Abstract

We reported two cases of immunocompetent patients with a rare form of AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS), without visceral involvement, presenting with an unusual clinical and histopathological picture called telangiectatic and lymphangioma-like KS respectively. Dermatologists and pathologists need to be aware of this uncommon described variant to avoid the potential for misdiagnosis. 

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v57i3.1826
Keywords
Kaposi sarcoma Pathology Histological variants HHV-8 AIDS
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Darjani A, Azimi SZ, Mesbah SA. Two Rare Variants of Kaposi Sarcoma: Case Report. Acta Med Iran. 2019;57(3):205-207.