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[Orbital location of Kaposi's sarcoma]
H Souhail1, A Albouzidi, A Laktaoui
1Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Med V, Rabat, Maroc. souhail26@caramail.com
Journal Francais D'Ophtalmologie
|December 24, 2003
Abstract:
Kaposi's sarcoma is a proliferative disease, probably induced by human herpes virus type 8 (HHV8). Its expression is cutaneous and visceral, with four clinical forms. An orbital location of Kaposi's sarcoma remains exceptional. In order to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic objectives of this tumor location, we report a case of a 58-year-old patient hospitalized in the ophthalmology department for a surgically treated right orbital tumor.