Higgins Alyssa D, Dunn Richard J, Malikzai Omer, Ahmadzai Mirwais, Gardner Jerad M, Stoff Benjamin K, McMichael Josette R
Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham St., #517, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
Department of Pathology, CURE Hospital of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Dermatopathology (Basel). 2022 Jul 15;9(3):258-270. doi: 10.3390/dermatopathology9030030.
Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular endothelial neoplasm caused by human herpesvirus 8. Although it is a well-studied disease, little is known about the specific characteristics or epidemiology of Kaposi sarcoma in Afghanistan. The data consist primarily of anecdotal reports and epidemiological studies extrapolated from neighboring countries. In this case series, we summarize existing data about Kaposi sarcoma in Afghanistan and present seven histologically confirmed cases with associated clinical features to shed light on the characteristics of Kaposi sarcoma in this unique geographic setting.
卡波西肉瘤是一种由人类疱疹病毒8引起的血管内皮肿瘤。尽管这是一种已得到充分研究的疾病，但对于阿富汗卡波西肉瘤的具体特征或流行病学情况却知之甚少。现有数据主要是一些传闻报告以及从邻国推断而来的流行病学研究。在本病例系列中，我们总结了阿富汗卡波西肉瘤的现有数据，并呈现7例经组织学确诊的病例及其相关临床特征，以阐明在这一独特地理环境下卡波西肉瘤的特征。
