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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 108-110 |
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Kaposi's sarcoma as a presenting manifestation of HIV
Sharad Mehta, Anubhav Garg, Lalit K Gupta, Asit Mittal, AK Khare, CM Kuldeep
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Sharad Mehta
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, RNT Medical College, Udaipur - 313 001, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.85415
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Kaposi's sarcoma is a multi-focal vascular tumor involving skin and the other organs. HIV associated Kaposi's sarcoma is one of the AIDS defining condition. It is rarely reported from India. We report a 40-year-old heterosexual married male with widespread cutaneous lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma without any oral lesions or systemic association as a presenting manifestation of HIV. |
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