External ear nodule revealing a disseminated Kaposi disease

Dermatol Online J. 2016 Aug 15;22(8):13030/qt1z53b1x5.

Abstract

Kaposi disease (KD) is an angiogenetic tumor process, characterized by its various clinical aspects. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial and it was attributed to HHV-8 infection. We report an original case of disseminated KD revealed by solitary lesion of external ear in a patient treated by corticosteroids for bullous pemphigoid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ear Auricle*
  • Ear Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ear Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / pathology
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum / diagnostic imaging
  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum / pathology*