Kaposi's sarcoma. 37-year-old man infected with HIV has some circumscribed, symptomless, red plaques in the area of the nose. development within one month. conspicuous follicular accentuation in the lesions. smooth skin surface, no scaling. similar skin changes still exist on palmae and plantae as well as on the glans penis. development within one month.
Kaposi's sarcoma epidemic:Disseminated patches and flat plaques, characterized by an arrangement in the lines of tension of the skin, whereby a striped arrangement is recognizable in places
Kaposi sarcoma epidemic or HIV-induced: Disseminated flat reddish-brown, surface smooth, symptomless plaques, characteristically located in the tension lines of the skin.
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