The Diagnostic Value of Subtle Mucocutaneous Papules in Preventing Misdiagnosis of Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Infected Patient: A Case Report

Abstract

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare multifocal angiogenic tumor often seen in an immunocompromised setting such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or in organ transplantation recipients. Here, we describe an 18-year-old HIV-infected female patient who developed pulmonary and lymph node disease with features mimicking tuberculosis. This case of KS suggests that dermatologists visiting HIV-infected patients with respiratory symptoms should have a high degree of awareness and consider other differential diagnoses along with merely an opportunistic infection such as tuberculosis.