Kaposi Sarcoma in a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure Undergoing Dialysis

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric proliferative vascular tumor involving the skin and other organs. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) has been detected in KS lesions and is considered the putative causative agent of KS. The relationship between chronic renal failure, HHV-8, and KS is not clear. KS app...

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Main Authors: Lee, Deborah, Chun, Ji-Sung, Hong, Soon-Kwon, Kang, Mi-Seon, Seo, Jong-Keun, Koh, Jae-Kyoung, Sung, Ho-Suk
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3870217/