Kaposi’s sarcoma
- Differential Dx: Kaposi’s sarcoma – Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular tumor associated with Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) infection and is an AIDS-defining illness. Kaposi sarcoma lesions present predominantly at mucocutaneous sites but may involve all organs and anatomic locations.
- Stasis dermatitis
- Pyogenic granuloma
- Capillary hemangiomas
- Granulation tissue
- Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
- Cutaneous lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Dermatofibroma
- Hematoma
- Prurigo nodularis
- Reference from Ferris’s Clinical Advisor (23rd Ed), Pg no: 824