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Thursday, 10 December 2009 20:54 |
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Kaposi's Sarcoma
-It is a neoplasm of vascular endothelial cells.
-It is characterised by the presence of bluish-red nodules, edema, and hemosiderin deposition.
-Typically it affect immunocompromised patients, so it is associated with AIDS in most cases.
-The disease may become systemic with lymph node and/ or gastrointestinal involvement SOURCE: Prof. AYMAN SALEM'S BOOK
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