Diffuse Kaposi sarcoma with oral involvement in a person diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome: A case report.

Kaposi's sarcoma is a well-known multifocal vascular tumor initially described by pathologist Moritz Kaposi. This report presents the case of a 38-year-old bisexual male who consulted the infectious diseases department with non-itchy maculopapular and purpuric lesions on the skin with the involvement of the oral mucosa, suggesting a diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma. Biological and radiological investigations were performed. The patient was found to be human immunodeficiency virus positive with a viral load of 251.000/mL and a CD4 count of 182/mm

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