Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma without Respiratory Symptoms and Skin Lesions in an HIV-Naïve Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

• Main Authors: Cristina Micali (Author), Ylenia Russotto (Author), Alessio Facciolà (Author), Andrea Marino (Author), Benedetto Maurizio Celesia (Author), Eugenia Pistarà (Author), Grazia Caci (Author), Giuseppe Nunnari (Author), Giovanni Francesco Pellicanò (Author), Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal lympho-angioproliferative, mesenchymal low-grade tumor associated with a γ2-herpesvirus, named Kaposi sarcoma-associated virus or human herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV8). The lung is considered a usual anatomical location of KS, despite being infrequent, often in associatio...