Fasciitis and abscesses complicating liposuction.

The mechanism by which Kaposi's sarcoma arises in patients receiving corticosteroids is not well understood. Postulated mechanisms have included the activation of latent oncoviruses as a result of chronic immunosuppression, in addition to the presence of aberrant immune responses related to the underlying disease.2'8'10 Genetic influences may also play a role in the development of this particular neoplasm in immunocompromised persons. Our patient had Kaposi's skin lesions in a distribution

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