Aggressive Kaposi's Sarcoma in a 6-month-old African infant: Case Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]
, 2000 Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), known to exist in Africa for a century now, was rare in children and unknown in the newborn. With the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a more aggressive, disseminated type of KS (AKS) was recognized. Recently KS was diagnosed in a 6-
Amir, H, Maduhu, I Z, Manji, K P
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Evaluation of Acellular Intact Fish Skin Grafts for Treating Acute and Chronic Wounds
International Wound Journal, Volume 23, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Acute, chronic, and hard‐to‐heal wounds pose a growing challenge due to reduced patient quality‐of‐life, higher cost and increased hospital admissions. Although there is no gold standard for wound care, there is a trend toward simple, outpatient‐compatible treatment options.
Christopher Böddeker +4 more
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Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma as the initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infection
IDCases, 2014 Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) usually presents in HIV-infected patients with cutaneous lesions that may advance to extensive visceral disease. There have been only a few documented cases in which the initial presentation of Kaposi's sarcoma involved the ...
Tasnim F. Imran +4 more
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Studies in homosexual patients with and without lymphadenopathy - Relationships to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome [PDF]
, 1984 We studied the immunologic function of 19 sexually active homosexual men, ten of whom had persistent lymphadenopathy. Analysis of mononuclear cell populations distinguished homosexuals from heterosexual controls since, as a group, homosexuals had ...
Bozelka, B. +7 more
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Mechanistic Insights Into the Photosensitizing Properties of the Topical Retinoid Tazarotene
ChemMedChem, Volume 21, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.Light‐activated retinoids: Tazarotene and its active metabolite tazarotenic acid form long‐lived triplet excited states upon UVA irradiation, generating singlet oxygen and promoting photochemical reactions. These processes correlate with reduced fibroblast viability under light exposure, revealing potential phototoxicity and implications for combined ...
Juan A. Soler‐Orenes +5 more
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Rainbow Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Revealed Heterogenic Replication with Dynamic Gene Expression. [PDF]
, 2020 Molecular mechanisms of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) reactivation have been studied primarily by measuring the total or average activity of an infected cell population, which often consists of a mixture of both nonresponding and ...
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Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with erythroblastopenia and thymoma: Reactivation after topical corticosteroids [PDF]
, 1998 We report a 69-year-old female with erythroblastopenia and thymoma who developed lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) after thymectomy, 2 months after the initiation of therapy with methylprednisolone.
Alomar, A. +8 more
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The Multifaceted Legacy of Thalidomide: Chemistry and Biology Driving Modern Drug Design
ChemMedChem, Volume 21, Issue 7, 14 April 2026.Thalidomide serves as a molecular nexus linking chemistry and biology: advances in synthesis and structural understanding enable protein degradation technologies, while its immunomodulatory activity underpins anti‐inflammatory and anticancer therapies.
Konstantina Nikovia +4 more
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Hemorrhagic tonsillitis as a presentation of Kaposi's sarcoma
Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas, 2019 Introduction: Lesions in the oral cavity can be the first clinical evidences of HIV infection. Hemorrhagic tonsillitis should be suspicious of a Kaposi's sarcoma, among other causes.
Tahamara Alcalá Villalón +2 more
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Regression of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma During Therapy with Thalidomide [PDF]
, 2017 A 14-year-old girl with HIV infection and subcutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) received thalidomide therapy for oral ulcers, resulting in regression of KS lesions, disappearance of KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) DNA from blood, and reduced viral load in ...
Brink, Nicola S. +5 more
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