Violaceous Plaques & a Hidden Virus

A 50-year-old man presents with a new eye lesion and violaceous Skin Plaques. A positive HIV test reveals a classic opportunistic diagnosis.

Kaposi's sarcoma


A 50-year-old man presented with a lesion on his eye that developed over the preceding month. He also had violaceous plaques on his back and lower limbs. Testing for HIV was positive. What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Angiosarcoma
Bacillary angiomatosis
Herpes simplex keratoconjunctivitis
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia

Dermatology, HHV-8, HIV, Kaposi’s sarcoma, Oncology

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