Kaposi's sarcoma was once a rare malignancy of the blood vessels
but is now associated with AIDS. It is more frequently associated
with AIDS in homosexual men than AIDS in IV drug users. The
malignancy results most frequently in purplish to reddish-purple
flat or grape-like lesions in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and
other organs.
Review Date: 06/09/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor
in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine,
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
