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Sarcoma de Kaposi

Síntomas:

Los tumores aparecen como lesiones de color rojo azulado o púrpura en la piel. Primero, pueden aparecer en los pies o los tobillos, los muslos, los brazos, las manos, la cara o cualquiera otra parte del cuerpo.

Otros síntomas pueden ser:

Sangrado por las lesiones gastrointestinales
Dificultad para respirar por las lesiones pulmonares
Esputo con sangre por las lesiones pulmonares

Signos y exámenes:

Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes para diagnosticar el sarcoma de Kaposi:

Sarcoma de Kaposi- lesión en la piel

Sarcoma de Kaposi en la espalda

Vista de cerca de sarcoma de Kaposi

Sarcoma de Kaposi en el muslo

Sarcoma de Kaposi perianal

Sarcoma de Kaposi

Fecha de revisión: 9/11/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Rita Nanda, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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