The production of scattered purplish lesions over the chest and abdomen are due to
A
Pernicious malaria
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B
Pernicious anaemia
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C
Kaposi sarcoma
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D
Syphilis
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Solution
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.