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The article presents information on a case study which determines three cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma. Kaposi's sarcoma associated human herpesvirus or herpesvirus was detected for the first time in AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma lesions in 1994. The incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in a given population is difficult to establish and to discriminate from its prevalence because of slow disease progression. The diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma was confirmed in 2001 by a histopathological examination.