Diagnosis of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa as a clinical mani-festation of Kaposi's sarcoma.
Medwave
; 20(1): e7767, 2020 Jan 20.
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| ID: mdl-31999679
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa, a rare manifestation of Kaposis sarcoma, is a progressive cutaneous hypertrophy caused by chronic non-filarial lymphedema secondary to obstruction of the lymphatic system that can lead to severe disfigurement of parts of the body that have gravity-dependent blood flow, due to edema, fibrosis, and hyperkeratosis, especially lower extremities. Among the various conditions that can induce chronic lymphedema are tumors, trauma, radiotherapy, obesity, hypothyroidism, chronic venous stasis, and AIDS-related Kaposis sarcoma. Kaposis sarcoma is a vascular tumor associated with the presence of human gammaherpesvirus 8 that is predominantly cutaneous, locally aggressive, with metastasis, and is associated with the production of factors that favor inflammation, lymphatic obstruction, and lymphedema.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sarcoma de Kaposi
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Elefantíase
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Medwave
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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Chile