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; 20 (1), 2020
Publication year: 2020
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.
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/complicaciones, Elefantiasis/diagnóstico, Sarcoma de Kaposi/complicaciones, Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/tratamiento farmacológico, Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/patología, Alquinos, Fármacos Anti-VIH/uso terapéutico, Benzoxazinas/uso terapéutico, Ciclopropanos, Didanosina/uso terapéutico, Quimioterapia Combinada, Elefantiasis/etiología, Elefantiasis/patología, Lamivudine/uso terapéutico, Sarcoma de Kaposi/tratamiento farmacológico, Sarcoma de Kaposi/patología