Question

The production of scattered purplish lesions over the chest and abdomen are due to

• A. Pernicious malaria
• B. Pernicious anaemia
• C. Kaposi sarcoma
• D. Syphilis

Answer 1

The correct option is C Kaposi sarcoma

• Kaposi sarcoma is a disease which is often observed in the patients suffering from HIV-AIDS and herpes virus. There are tumours produced in this disease which often leads to the cancerous stage.
• The first stage is the formation of lesions or spots on the chest and other parts of the body.
• The lesions are purple or red in colour. These lesions develop and progress to form nodule or tumour.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.