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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.

Purple Pink Violet Magenta Liquid


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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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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