Kaposi Sarcoma with Dermatoscopic Rainbow Pattern: Report of Three Cases
Authors:
M. Vacková 1; E. Janičová 1; L. Drlík 1; L. Pock 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Dermatovenerologické oddělení, Nemocnice Šumperk, a. s.
vedoucí pracoviště prim. MUDr. Lubomír Drlík
1; Bioptická laboratoř, s. r. o., Plzeň
odborná vedoucí lékařka prof. MUDr. Alena Skálová, CSc.
2
Published in:
Čes-slov Derm, 92, 2017, No. 1, p. 36-41
Category:
Dermatoscopy
Overview
The authors describe three cases of classical form of Kaposi sarcoma in elderly patients, one of them treated by methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis. Dermoscopic examination was performed in all these patients. The paper describes typical rainbow pattern in polarized light, its role in disease diagnostics and summarizes current knowledge on this disease.
Key words:
Kaposi sarcoma – dermoscopic rainbow pattern
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