Version 1
: Received: 27 December 2023 / Approved: 28 December 2023 / Online: 29 December 2023 (01:15:05 CET)
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Parraga, S.P.; Bandaru, R.R. Visceral Proliferation of Kaposi Sarcoma in a 49-year-old African American Male. Preprints2023, 2023122162. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2162.v1
Parraga, S.P.; Bandaru, R.R. Visceral Proliferation of Kaposi Sarcoma in a 49-year-old African American Male. Preprints 2023, 2023122162. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2162.v1
Parraga, S.P.; Bandaru, R.R. Visceral Proliferation of Kaposi Sarcoma in a 49-year-old African American Male. Preprints2023, 2023122162. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2162.v1
APA Style
Parraga, S.P., & Bandaru, R.R. (2023). Visceral Proliferation of Kaposi Sarcoma in a 49-year-old African American Male. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2162.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Parraga, S.P. and Revanth Reddy Bandaru. 2023 "Visceral Proliferation of Kaposi Sarcoma in a 49-year-old African American Male" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2162.v1
Abstract
Kaposi sarcoma is the most common neoplasm associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Most patients with a confirmed diagnosis experienced limited disease progression. We describe the case of a 49-year-old African American male with a rare presentation of disseminated Kaposi sarcoma as determined by multi-organ work-up. The patient’s cutaneous manifestations involved several hyperpigmented skin lesions, but the worsening of his respiratory symptoms coupled with unexplained weight loss led providers to develop a high suspicion for disseminated disease progression. This case highlights the need to increase awareness of atypical Kaposi sarcoma presentation.
Keywords
Kaposi sarcoma; disseminated KS; HHV-8
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Internal Medicine
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