Diagnosis of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa as a clinical mani-festation of Kaposi's sarcoma / Diagnóstico de elefantiasis nostras verrucosa como mani-festación clínica del Sarcoma de Kaposi
Medwave
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20(1): e7767, 2020.
Artículo
en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa, a rare manifestation of Kaposi's 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 Kaposi's sarcoma. Kaposi's 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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Asunto principal:
Sarcoma de Kaposi
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Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA
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Elefantiasis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Medwave
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
San Borja Arriarán Clinical Hospital/CL
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University of Chile/CL
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