Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 90%
Simulated
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has AIDS. The nurse notes that the client has multiple, widespread purplish-brown skin lesions. The nurse should suspect that the client has developed which of the following types of skin lesions?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Multiple purplish-brown lesions in AIDS patients are characteristic of Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer linked to immunosuppression.