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Disseminated violaceous plaques in a HIV-1-positive patient from eastern India: A manifestation of Kaposi's sarcoma
Sumit Sen, Subhadeep Mallick, Somnath Das, Jyoti Das, Surabhi Sharma, Subhasmita Baisya
Department of Dermatology, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Subhadeep Mallick,
41, Lenin Sarani (West), North 24 Parganas, Kanchrapara - 743 145, West Bengal
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_17_20
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative disorder primarily of viral etiology, though multiple cofactors are also responsible. Human herpes virus-8, a gamma herpes virus, is considered to be the causative agent. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated KS has different clinical pictures than those seen in other types of KS. As it progresses rapidly, early institution of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) after proper diagnosis is expected. Though HAART has reduced the prevalence of KS in HIV disease, HAART has not eliminated the disease. Here, we report a case who is HIV 1 and hepatitis B surface antigen positive with numerous violaceous plaques over the face, upper extremities, and trunk along with oral mucosal involvement. He had received ten sessions of electron beam radiotherapy on the face, and the facial lesions have healed with residual hyperpigmentation.
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