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19443902

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
In this report, the authors describe the case of a patient with Kaposi's sarcoma that was initially misdiagnosed as a plantar ulcer. The ulcer typically appeared as a neuropathic foot ulceration located on the plantar aspect of the first metatarsal head. There was hyperkeratosis on the plantar surfaces of the other metatarsal heads. However, the lesion had mushrooming granulation tissue, without undermined perilesional edges. A wound biopsy revealed the presence of Kaposi's sarcoma. The presence of cancerous lesions on the plantar aspect of the foot is an infrequent event in diabetic patients. However, given the malignant nature of some skin cancers careful clinical examination and biopsy of the wound are advisable.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1534-7346
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
120-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Kaposi's sarcoma misdiagnosed as a diabetic plantar foot ulcer.
pubmed:affiliation
Diabetology Centre, Diabetic Foot Centre, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports