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02-05-2010
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Skin slide question
A 41 year old man with history of drug abuse presented with a skin lesion on his right leg. Histopathologic examination showed the slide below.
 What is the likely cause of this condition? A- Human herpesvirus 8 B- Human Immunodeficiency virus C- JC virus D- Human Papilloma virus E- Herpessimplex virus type I 
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02-06-2010
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This is Kaposi sarcoma and the correct answer is A
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02-06-2010
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Yes, I also think it is kaposi's sarcoma,A, bcz of the abundance of irregular vascular spaces some with blood, even though the epidermis seems a bit off, or is that just me?
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05-23-2010
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Kaposi sarcoma it is..
1.Histopath shows lacuna which can be blood channels 2.Patient has a history of multiple drug abuse , a Risk Factor for HIV AIDS
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05-23-2010
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A
i'll also go with A HHV 8
risk factor for hiv...drug abuse lots of vascular channels that r filled with blood cells tumor cells r characteristic abnormal elongated shape, called spindle cells
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