Manejo clínico del paciente con sarcoma de Kaposi

Abstract

Kaposi sarcoma is a multicentric angioproliferative pathology of cells derived from the lymphatic endothelium, caused by type 8 herpes virus and described by Md. Moritz Kaposi. It is presented in 4 subtypes according to its characteristics: classic, iatrogenic, endemic and epidemic clinical forms. It occurs more frequently in sub-Saharan Africa and the Mediterranean region and to a lesser extent in countries of the European and American continents. This project aims to analyze the clinical management of Kaposi's sarcoma based on the importance of the disease according to global morbidity figures by searching for information from high-impact journals in Ebsco, PubMed, Bmc search engines.In conclusion, when Kaposi's sarcoma is clinically managed according to its form of appearance, it will allow an approach depending on the severity of the lesion, taking into account that it is a neoplasm which frequently occurs in determining factors.