A 30-year-old HIV-positive woman from Tanzania with a CD4 count of 180 cells/µL presents with multiple violaceous, nodular, non-blanching skin lesions...

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A 30-year-old HIV-positive woman from Tanzania with a CD4 count of 180 cells/µL presents with multiple violaceous, nodular, non-blanching skin lesions on her legs and oral mucosa. Biopsy shows vascular proliferation with spindle cells and HHV-8 positivity. What is the diagnosis?

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Kaposi sarcoma

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Bacillary angiomatosis

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Dermatofibroma

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Cutaneous lymphoma

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Pyogenic granuloma

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Kaposi Sarcoma

A 30-year-old HIV-positive woman from Tanzania with a CD4 count of 180 cells/µL presents with multiple violaceous, nodular, non-blanching skin lesions on her legs and oral mucosa. Biopsy shows vascular proliferation with spindle cells and HHV-8 positivity. What is the diagnosis?