Pyogenic granuloma-like Kaposi sar-coma: Report of two cases
Abstract
SUMMARY
Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular tumor associated with Human Herpes Virus-8 infections. Lesions predominantly present at mucocutaneous sites but may involve all organs. There are many kinds of Kaposi sarcoma variants. Pyogenic granuloma like Kaposi sarcoma is a new variant which protrudes from skin and resembles a pyogenic granuloma. We decided to report two cases of Kaposi sarcoma because there are only few case reports about pyogenic granuloma like Kaposi sarcoma in literature, which is usually misdiagnosed as pyogenic granuloma.
Keywords: Human Herpes Virus-8, kaposi sarcoma, pyogenic granuloma
ÖZET
Kaposi sarkomu Human Herpes Virüsü-8 enfeksiyonu ile ilişkili vasküler bir tümördür. Lezyonlar genellikle mukokutanöz bölgelere yerleşir. Ancak tüm organlarda görülebilir. Kaposi sarkomunun birçok varyantı vardır. Piyojenik granülom benzeri Kaposi sarkomu deriden kabarık olan ve piyojenik granüloma benzeyen yeni bir varyanttır. Literatürde, piyojenik granülom benzeri Kaposi sarkomu ile ilgili sadece birkaç olgu sunulduğu ve genellikle piyojenik granülom yanlış tanısı aldığı için Kaposi sarkomlu iki olguyu sunmaya karar verdik.
Anahtar sözcükler: Human Herpes Virüsü-8, kaposi sarkomu, piyojenik granülom
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Details
Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
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Authors
Ömer Elmas
Handan Bilen
Necmettin Akdeniz
Mustafa Atasoy
Akın Aktaş
Publication Date
July 1, 2015
Submission Date
May 12, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2015 Volume: 37 Number: 2
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