KAPOSI'S SARCOMA

PHIL_5523.tiff

Date

1981

Description

This micrograph of a cutaneous biopsy shows Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) at a medium magnification. The skin contains a dense cellular infiltrate, and narrow slit-like vascular spaces that are characteristic in these KS lesions. KS is a cancer that is common in those who have developed the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or an AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) infection.

Source

Public Health Image Library

Citation

CDC/ Dr. Steve Kraus, “KAPOSI'S SARCOMA,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed April 29, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/7703.