Idiopathic haemorrhagic sarcoma of kaposi with visceral involvement and thrombocytopenic purpura report of a case, and review of literature

ABSTRACT

A case of idiopathic haemorrhagic sarcoma of Kapasi is reported, and a review of the available literature is presented. Kaposi first described this condition in 1872 and gave it the name [Idiopathic multiple pigment sarcoma of the skin] [Bluefarb 1957]. The name Kapoks's sarcoma was suggested by Koebner in 1891 [Bluefarb 1957]. Kaposi agreed to this designation but 20 years later changed it to sarcoma idiopathicum multiple haemorrhagicum. This report presents a case with visceral involvement and thrombocytopenic purpum, along with other unusual fealures