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Kaposi sarcoma in a female patient with multiple sclerosis: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular neoplasm linked to human herpes virus 8 and presents in four main variants. The development of Kaposi sarcoma, particularly the iatrogenic form, in younger women with autoimmune conditions such as multiple ...
Ahmad Al-Bitar, Ahmad Alkhaledi, Malek Alhamedi   +2 more
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Disseminated iatrogenic upper gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma following prolonged steroid use in a patient with Crohn’s disease: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Kaposi sarcoma is a malignant vascular neoplasm caused by human herpesvirus-8. It is mostly seen in immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or organ transplants ...
Glory Makupa, Furaha Serventi, Leila Mwakipunda, Godwin Nnko, Edwin Liwa, Salum J. Lidenge, Ayesiga Herman, Lilian Gasper, Amos Mwasamwaja, Beatrice Kombole, Alex Mremi   +10 more
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Kaposi Sarcoma: Retrospective Clinical Analysis with a Focus on Age and HIV Serostatus [PDF]

Viruses
Studying the incidence of Kaposi sarcoma in relation to key variables can guide targeted research and subtype-specific clinical interventions. We reviewed the records of all patients who visited our hospital’s dermatology outpatient clinic, and patients ...
Zuhal Erçin, Mehtap Toprak
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Kaposi Sarcoma with Mucocutaneous Involvement in French Guiana: An Epidemiological Study between 1969 and 2019

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2022
Data on Kaposi sarcoma in French Guiana are scarce and out of date. This territory presents unique epidemiological features. The objectives of this retrospective study were to analyse the clinical features, outcome and incidence of the different forms of
Carl Lamoureux, Kinan Drak Alsibai, Roger Pradinaud, Dominique Sainte-Marie, Pierre Couppie, Romain Blaizot   +5 more
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Iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma of the small bowel in Crohn’s disease following short-term use of immunomodulators: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular tumor highly related to human herpesvirus-8 and Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus. Kaposi sarcoma usually manifests as skin or mucosal lesions; involvement in visceral organs such as the gastrointestinal tract ...
Pei-Jui Wu, Chi-Shu Sun, Hsing-Tao Kuo, Ming-Jen Sheu, Cheng-Yi Lin, Su-Hung Wang, Chun-Chi Yang, Chi‐Hsing Chen, Shih-Sung Chuang, I-Che Feng   +9 more
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HHV8 associated Kaposi’s sarcoma during triple immunosuppressive treatment with cyclosporin A, azathioprine, and prednisolone for ocular Behçet’s disease and complete remission of both disorders with interferon α [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2001
Behcet’s disease is a multisystem vasculitis with oral and genital aphthous ulcers, cutaneous vasculitis, uveitis, and arthritis as its main features. 1 Ocular manifestations, especially panuveitis, have a poor prognosis, resulting in blindness in most patients after five years, irrespective of treatment.
I, Kötter, C, Aepinus, F, Graepler, V, Gärtner, A K, Eckstein, N, Stübiger, B, Kaskas, M, Zierhut, B, Bültmann, R, Kandolf, L, Kanz   +10 more
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Pitfalls of practicing cancer epidemiology in resource-limited settings: the case of survival and loss to follow-up after a diagnosis of Kaposi’s sarcoma in five countries across sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

BMC Cancer, 2016
Survival after diagnosis is a fundamental concern in cancer epidemiology. In resource-rich settings, ambient clinical databases, municipal data and cancer registries make survival estimation in real-world populations relatively straightforward. In resource-poor settings, given the deficiencies in a variety of health-related data systems, it is less ...
Freeman, Esther, Semeere, Aggrey, Wenger, Megan, Bwana, Mwebesa B., Asirwa, F. Chite, Busakhala, Naftali, Oga, Emmanuel, Jedy-Agba, Elima, Kwaghe, Vivian, Iregbu, Kenneth, Jaquet, Antoine, Dabis, Francois, Yumo, Habakkuk Azinyui, Dusingize, Jean Claude, Bangsberg, David, Anastos, Kathryn, Phiri, Sam, Bohlius, Julia, Egger, Matthias, Yiannoutsos, Constantin T., Wools-Kaloustian, Kara, Martin, Jeffrey   +21 more
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Kaposi Sarcoma in Afghanistan: A Case Series from a Tertiary Referral Center

Dermatopathology, 2022
Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular endothelial neoplasm caused by human herpesvirus 8. Although it is a well-studied disease, little is known about the specific characteristics or epidemiology of Kaposi sarcoma in Afghanistan.
Alyssa D. Higgins, Richard J. Dunn, Omer Malikzai, Mirwais Ahmadzai, Jerad M. Gardner, Benjamin K. Stoff, Josette R. McMichael   +6 more
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Conjunctival Kaposi’s sarcoma in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patient: a case report

Indonesia Journal of Biomedical Science, 2020
Background: Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is malignant neoplasm of the vascular endothelium, caused by Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV 8). Clinical variants consist of classic KS, iatrogenic KS, and AIDS KS. The manifestation of KS in the eye may occur in the eyelids, the lacrimal sac or gland, the orbit and bulbar or palpebral conjunctiva. This case study aims to
Ni Made Laksmi Utari, Elbetty Simanjutak, Putu Yuliawati, Anak Agung Ayu Sukartini Djelantik, I Made Agus Kusumadjaja, I Made Susila Utama   +5 more
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A case of classic Kaposi sarcoma in an immunocompetent human immunodeficiency virus–negative Dominican man

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
Kaposi sarcoma is an uncommon tumor that primarily arises in the skin and mucosal surfaces, but may metastasize to the internal organs. Four main variants of Kaposi sarcoma are recognized as the following: classic Kaposi sarcoma, which occurs in middle ...
Kush Gupta, Aung Tun, Ashish Gupta, Leonard B Berkowitz, Raheel Anwar, Yingxian Liu, Elizabeth Guevara   +6 more
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