KAPOSI'S SARCOMA LESION

PHIL_6058.tiff

Date

1999

Description

This HIV-positive patient has an intraoral Kaposi's sarcoma lesion with an overlying candidiasis infection. This AIDS patient exhibited a CD4+ T-cell count <200, and a high viral load. Initially, the KS lesions are flattened and red, but as they age they become raised, and darker, tending to a purple coloration.

Source

Public Health Image Library

Citation

CDC/ Sol Silverman, Jr., DDS, “KAPOSI'S SARCOMA LESION,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed May 12, 2024, https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/7705.