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.
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em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1087871
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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Assunto principal:
Sarcoma de Kaposi
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Elefantíase
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Medwave
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
San Borja Arriarán Clinical Hospital/CL
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University of Chile/CL
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