A 35-year-old kidney transplant patient comes to the clinic complaining of skin lesions. The diagnosis is Kaposi's sarcoma. As the nurse caring for this patient you know that this is what type of Kaposi's sarcoma?
A) Classic
B) AIDS-related
C) Immunosuppression-related
D) Endemic
Ans: C
Feedback: Immunosuppression-associated Kaposi's Sarcoma occurs in transplant recipients and people with AIDS. This form of KS is characterized by local skin lesions and disseminated visceral and mucocutaneous diseases. Classic Kaposi's sarcoma occurs predominantly in men of Mediterranean or Jewish ancestry between 40 and 70 years of age. Endemic KS affects people predominantly in the eastern half of Africa. AIDS-related KS is seen in people with AIDS.
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