Classic Kaposi's sarcoma treated with elastic stockings and outpatient follow-up of a 90-year-old patient

• Main Authors: Flavia Trevisan (Author), Paulo Rowilson Cunha (Author), Clovis Antonio Lopes Pinto (Author), Celia Antonia Xavier de Moraes Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kaposi's sarcoma is a multifactorial angioproliferative disorder. The herpes virus 8 human contributes to its pathogenesis, but it is uncertain whether these lesions are only reactive hyperplasia to the virus or neoplasia. Four clinical types are described: classic, endemic, iatrogenic and HIV-...