Symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma

Symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Kaposi's Sarcoma includes the 13 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
• Bleeding from gastrointestinal lesions
• Shortness of breath from lesions in the lung
• Bloody sputum from lesions in the lung
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Kaposi's Sarcoma:

• Overview -- Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Diagnostic Tests for Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Kaposi's Sarcoma: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Kaposi's Sarcoma:

• Internal bleeding
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Anemia
• Kaposi's sarcoma can involve the lungs and cause significant symptoms, including cough and shortness of breath. This diagnosis is made by a CT scan of the chest and a bronchoscopy. The tumors can return even after apparently successful treatment. Kaposi's sarcoma can be fatal for a person with AIDS
• more complications...»

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Do I have Kaposi's Sarcoma?

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• Kaposi's Sarcoma: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Hidden Causes of Kaposi's Sarcoma
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Kaposi's Sarcoma
• More about Kaposi's Sarcoma

Kaposi's Sarcoma: Medical Mistakes

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Kaposi's Sarcoma: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Kaposi's Sarcoma:

• Home STD Testing
  • Home HIV Tests
  • Home Chlamydia Tests
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Herpes Tests
  • Home Trichomonas Tests
• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more home tests...»

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
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 14 alternative diagnoses for Kaposi's Sarcoma

Kaposi's Sarcoma: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Immune-Related Disease Specialists (Immunology):
  • Allergy & Immunology (Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Immunopathology
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma:

More information about symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Underlying causes of Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Associated conditions for Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Risk factors for Kaposi's Sarcoma

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

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Kaposi's Sarcoma are available from published medical books for more detailed information 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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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Kaposi's Sarcoma
• How serious is Kaposi's Sarcoma?
• More about Kaposi's Sarcoma
• Online Diagnosis
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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.