Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) was originally described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872 when he called it “multiple benign pigmented idiopathic hemorrhagic sarcoma.” Since those initial descriptions there have been three clinical presentations that have been referred to as “Classic form” or Old World KS: Initially KS was an indolent disease seen chiefly in middle-age men of… Read more »
Xanthomas are deposits of lipids in tissues, usually skin and tendons. These are often signs of dyslipidemia, which is a sign of inherited hyperlipidemia, often hypercholesterolemia. In other words, there are abnormalities of lipid amount or processing in the body and thus are important markers of underlying potential for heart disease and strokes. There are… Read more »