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Can A Normal Abrasion Be A Symptom Of Kaposi S Sarcoma?

what is the difference between Kaposi s Sarcoma that may be caused by HIV and normal falling abrasions? i have a strange abrasion on the front of my right leg, and i didn t notice it before it started to sting when my pants were rubbing against it 3 days ago, now it turned into this strange dark red color, it looks like a normal abrasion, the scab even came off when i went to shower, could this be KS? to my knowledge i am not HIV positive according to my last two ab/ag HIV tests (3 month and 2 years after my last possible encounter) and i had no other encounters since then, but every now and then i think maybe some body screwed something in the labs and i am going to end up being screwed my self! please clarify the difference between abrasions and KS
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Kaposi sarcoma can develop in HIV Positive patients and then its called as AIDS (When HIV Positive patients immune system is damaged and person is prone to get other infections also because of decreased immunity). But as you told Your lab reports are negative for HIV So its unlikely that you have kaposi sarcoma. More over with HIV AND KAPOSI SARCOMA usually patient will have another complaints also like lymph node swelling, cough, bleeding, abdominal pain etc . Kaposi lesions are mostly non itchy and not painful in early stage compared to abrasion. Your symptoms are more likely to be allergic or some insect bite . Hope this anwers your query. Thanks for posting.
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Can A Normal Abrasion Be A Symptom Of Kaposi S Sarcoma?

Hello Kaposi sarcoma can develop in HIV Positive patients and then its called as AIDS (When HIV Positive patients immune system is damaged and person is prone to get other infections also because of decreased immunity). But as you told Your lab reports are negative for HIV So its unlikely that you have kaposi sarcoma. More over with HIV AND KAPOSI SARCOMA usually patient will have another complaints also like lymph node swelling, cough, bleeding, abdominal pain etc . Kaposi lesions are mostly non itchy and not painful in early stage compared to abrasion. Your symptoms are more likely to be allergic or some insect bite . Hope this anwers your query. Thanks for posting.