抄録
Kaposi's sarcoma is one of the most common diseases in patients with AIDS, but it is rare in Japan. We describe a case of oral Kaposi's sarcoma diagnosed as epulis on the basis of clinical and pathological findings. Chang (1994) reported that Kaposi's sarcoma is associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). We confirmed the presence of HHV-8 in this case by the nested PCR method. Moreover, the oral Kaposi's sarcoma indicated that this patient had AIDS.
