85-year-old man with small pink papule
An 85-year-old, healthy, American male has a small, pink papule with peripheral hyperpigmentation on his foot.
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What is the best diagnosis?
Angiokeratoma
Angiosarcoma
Hemangioma
Kaposi Sarcoma
Pyogenic Granuloma
What virus is associated with Kaposi sarcoma?
HHV-8
HSV II
HTLV-1
Parvovirus
VZV
What type of Kaposi sarcoma does this patient probably have?
Classic
Endemic
HIV/AIDS-associated
HTLV-1 associated
Immunocompromised
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Author Profiles
Puja Puri
LabCorp/DIANON
Puja Puri, MD, is a practicing dermatopathologist at LabCorp/Dianon in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. She is the co-director of dermatopathology and director of diagnostic immunopathology at this location. She completed her medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School, anatomic pathology residency at George Washington University, and dermatopathology fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center.
