Symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma

List of symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Kaposi's Sarcoma includes the 10 symptoms listed below:

• Skin spots - round brown, reddish, or purple spots
  • Brown spots
  • Reddish-purple spots
  • Purple spots
  • Dark spots - spots appear in dark-skinned people
• Red-purple spots on arms
• Red-purple spots on legs
• Red-purple spots in mouth
• Ulcerating spots
• Lymph gland tumors

Note that Kaposi's Sarcoma symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Kaposi's Sarcoma signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Kaposi's Sarcoma?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Kaposi's Sarcoma includes:

• Bacillary angiomatosis
• Hemangioma
• Vasculitis
• Dermatofibroma
• Pyogenic granuloma

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Brown spots - see all causes of Spots
• Dark spots - see all causes of Dark skin
• Purple spots - see all causes of Rash
• Red-purple spots in mouth - see all causes of Spots
• Red-purple spots on arms - see all causes of Spots
• Red-purple spots on legs - see all causes of Spots
• Reddish-purple spots - see all causes of Spots
• Skin spots - see all causes of Skin spots
• Ulcerating spots - see all causes of Spots

Medical Books Online about Kaposi's Sarcoma

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Symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma: Online Medical Books

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Kaposi's sarcoma: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The initial sign of Kaposi's sarcoma is one or more obvious lesions in various shapes, sizes, and colors (ranging from red-brown to dark purple) appearing most commonly on the skin, buccal mucosa, hard and soft palates, lips, gums, tongue, tonsils, conjunctiva, and sclera.

In advanced disease, the lesions may join, becoming one large plaque. Untreated lesions may appear as large, ulcerative masses.

Other signs and symptoms include:

❑health history of AIDS

❑ pain (if the sarcoma advances beyond the early stages or if a lesion breaks down or impinges on nerves or organs)

❑ edema from lymphatic obstruction

❑ dyspnea (in cases of pulmonary involvement), wheezing, hypoventilation, and respiratory distress from bronchial blockage.

The most common extracutaneous sites are the lungs and GI tract (esophagus, oropharynx, and epiglottis).

Signs and symptoms of disease progression and metastasis include severe pulmonary involvement and GI involvement leading to digestive problems.

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Malignant spinal neoplasms: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Extramedullary tumors produce symptoms by pressing on nerve roots, the spinal cord, and spinal vessels; intramedullary tumors, by destroying the parenchyma and compressing adjacent areas. Because intramedullary tumors may extend over several spinal cord segments, their symptoms are more variable than those of extramedullary tumors.

The following clinical effects are likely with all malignant spinal cord neoplasms:

❑Pain — Most severe directly over the tumor, radiates around the trunk or down the limb on the affected side and is unrelieved by bed rest. It may worsen when lying down or with straining, coughing, or sneezing. Pain can be diffuse, occurring over all extremities. Generally, it progressively worsens and isn't relieved by medication.

❑ Motor symptoms — Asymmetric spastic muscle weakness, decreased muscle tone, exaggerated reflexes, and a positive Babinski's sign. If the tumor is at the level of the cauda equina, muscle flaccidity, muscle wasting, weakness, and progressive diminution in tendon reflexes are characteristic.

❑ Sensory deficits — Contralateral loss of pain, temperature, and touch sensation (Brown-Séquard's syndrome). These losses are less obvious to the patient than functional motor changes. Caudal lesions invariably produce paresthesias in the nerve distribution pathway of the involved roots.

❑Bowel and bladder symptoms — Urine retention is an inevitable late sign with cord compression. Early signs include incomplete emptying or difficulty with the urine stream, which is usually unnoticed or ignored. Cauda equina tumors cause bladder and bowel incontinence due to flaccid paralysis.

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GI hemorrhage: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Bright red blood from rectum or mouth, hypotension, tachycardia, nausea, decreased urine output, decreased level of consciousness, increased respiratory rate, cold, clammy skin

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Kaposi's sarcoma: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The initial sign of Kaposi’s sarcoma is one or more obvious lesions in various shapes, sizes, and colors (ranging from red-brown to dark purple) that appear most commonly on the skin, buccal mucosa, hard and soft palates, lips, gums, tongue, tonsils, conjunctivae, and sclerae.

With advanced disease, the lesions may join, becoming one large plaque. Untreated lesions may appear as large, ulcerative masses.

Other signs and symptoms include:

❑ a history of HIV infection

❑ pain (if the sarcoma advances beyond the early stages or if a lesion breaks down or impinges on nerves or organs)

❑ edema from lymphatic obstruction

❑ dyspnea (in cases of pulmonary involvement), wheezing, hypoventilation, and respiratory distress from bronchial blockage.

The most common extracutaneous sites are the lungs and GI tract (esophagus, oropharynx, and epiglottis).

Signs and symptoms of disease progression and metastasis include severe pulmonary involvement and GI involvement leading to digestive problems.

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Kaposi's Sarcoma as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma, it is also important to consider Kaposi's Sarcoma as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Kaposi's Sarcoma may cause:

• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Hemangioma
• Pleural effusion
• Rash

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Kaposi's Sarcoma
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About signs and symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma. This signs and symptoms information for Kaposi's Sarcoma has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Kaposi's Sarcoma signs or Kaposi's Sarcoma symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Kaposi's Sarcoma symptoms.