The most likely etiologic agent is?
human herpes virus-8
The patient in the above scenario is suffering from Kaposi’s sarcoma, which is associated with Human herpes virus – 8 (HHV-8).
Kaposi’s sarcoma was once a rare disease found almost exclusively in elderly, Mediterranean men but has become more widespread with the development of the AIDS epidemic.
Kaposi’s sarcoma is a spindle cell tumor found on the skin and solid organs of the body.
Biopsy is necessary for diagnosis and will demonstrate a proliferation of spindle cells and prominent vascular spaces.