Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casos
Classic Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) affects lower extremities in older adults, showing a progressive, benign course. It can also involve oral mucosa and gastrointestinal tract with a lower frequency. The involvement of internal organs and lymph nodes is rare, and its primary compromise is even more uncomm...
Guardado en:
Autores principales: | , , , , |
---|---|
Lenguaje: | Spanish / Castilian |
Publicado: |
Sociedad Médica de Santiago
2007
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872007000900011 |
Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
id |
oai:scielo:S0034-98872007000900011 |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
oai:scielo:S0034-988720070009000112008-05-30Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casosMohanna B,SalimSánchez L,JuvenalFerrufino Ll,Juan CarlosBravo P,FranciscoGotuzzo H,Eduardo Herpesvirus 8, human Lymph nodes Peru Sarcoma, Kaposi Classic Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) affects lower extremities in older adults, showing a progressive, benign course. It can also involve oral mucosa and gastrointestinal tract with a lower frequency. The involvement of internal organs and lymph nodes is rare, and its primary compromise is even more uncommon. We report an unusual presentation of classic KS in the lymph nodes of three patients. A 46 years old male had a primary involvement of an inguinal lymph node. Dermal involvement appeared one year later. A 58years old male and a 76years old female with simultaneous dermal and lymph node involvement. We conclude that the presence of classic KS in our region is more common than previously considered. Moreover, it must be emphasized that KS in lymph nodes can affect HIV-negative patients or patients without any associated immune deficiencyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.135 n.9 20072007-09-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872007000900011es10.4067/S0034-98872007000900011 |
institution |
Scielo Chile |
collection |
Scielo Chile |
language |
Spanish / Castilian |
topic |
Herpesvirus 8, human Lymph nodes Peru Sarcoma, Kaposi |
spellingShingle |
Herpesvirus 8, human Lymph nodes Peru Sarcoma, Kaposi Mohanna B,Salim Sánchez L,Juvenal Ferrufino Ll,Juan Carlos Bravo P,Francisco Gotuzzo H,Eduardo Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casos |
description |
Classic Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) affects lower extremities in older adults, showing a progressive, benign course. It can also involve oral mucosa and gastrointestinal tract with a lower frequency. The involvement of internal organs and lymph nodes is rare, and its primary compromise is even more uncommon. We report an unusual presentation of classic KS in the lymph nodes of three patients. A 46 years old male had a primary involvement of an inguinal lymph node. Dermal involvement appeared one year later. A 58years old male and a 76years old female with simultaneous dermal and lymph node involvement. We conclude that the presence of classic KS in our region is more common than previously considered. Moreover, it must be emphasized that KS in lymph nodes can affect HIV-negative patients or patients without any associated immune deficiency |
author |
Mohanna B,Salim Sánchez L,Juvenal Ferrufino Ll,Juan Carlos Bravo P,Francisco Gotuzzo H,Eduardo |
author_facet |
Mohanna B,Salim Sánchez L,Juvenal Ferrufino Ll,Juan Carlos Bravo P,Francisco Gotuzzo H,Eduardo |
author_sort |
Mohanna B,Salim |
title |
Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casos |
title_short |
Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casos |
title_full |
Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casos |
title_fullStr |
Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casos |
title_full_unstemmed |
Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico ganglionar: Comunicación de tres casos |
title_sort |
sarcoma de kaposi clásico ganglionar: comunicación de tres casos |
publisher |
Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
publishDate |
2007 |
url |
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872007000900011 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT mohannabsalim sarcomadekaposiclasicoganglionarcomunicaciondetrescasos AT sanchezljuvenal sarcomadekaposiclasicoganglionarcomunicaciondetrescasos AT ferrufinolljuancarlos sarcomadekaposiclasicoganglionarcomunicaciondetrescasos AT bravopfrancisco sarcomadekaposiclasicoganglionarcomunicaciondetrescasos AT gotuzzoheduardo sarcomadekaposiclasicoganglionarcomunicaciondetrescasos |
_version_ |
1718436339360202752 |