Abstract

ROCA, P et al. KAPOSI´S SARCOMA IN HIV PATIENTS: REGARDING TWO CASE REPORT. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2019, vol.100, n.2, pp.101-110. ISSN 1851-300X.

Kaposi´s sarcoma is a vascular origin neoplasm, obligatory associated with Human Herpes Virus 8. It presents cutaneous manifestations at a first place, mucous, ganglionic and viscerals.

It may present a mild presentation with cutaneous manifestations, up to fulminant cases with systemicinvolvement,in case of not being treated.

There are a number of therapeutic options, defined by the state of the illness and the involvement of the patient due to the primary pathology. The diagnosis is based on the clinical suspicion and it is confirmed by a histopathological biopsy.

Kaposi´s sarcomais the most frequent neoplasm in patients with HIV, being more frequently in homosexual men.

In this article two HIV patients with Kaposi´s sarcoma diagnosis are exposed and a brief revision of the literature is done.

Keywords : Kaposi´s sarcoma; HIV; AIDS; Human Herpes Virus 8.