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AIDS‐associated Kaposi's sarcoma is linked to advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV programme in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the International AIDS Society, 2010
Background AIDS‐associated Kaposi's sarcoma is an important, life‐threatening opportunistic infection among people living with HIV/AIDS in resource‐limited settings.
Kathryn M Chu   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A 45-Year-Old Male with HIV, Kaposi’s Sarcoma, and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2012
Case A 45-year-old male with a history of human immunodeficiency virus, (HIV), on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), Kaposi’s sarcoma, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the right lower extremity complicated by chronic wound formation ...
Bayat, MD, Hasan, Rubin, MD, Jascha
core   +4 more sources

Diabetes Epidemiology Among Adults in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
IntroductionDiabetes mellitus is a chronic noncommunicable disease associated with death and major disability, with increasing prevalence in low- and middle-income countries. There is limited population-based data about diabetes in Haiti.
Rodney Sufra   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

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]

open access: yesAnnals 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   +10 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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]

open access: yesBMC 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   +21 more
openaire   +8 more sources

The Haiti cardiovascular disease cohort: study protocol for a population-based longitudinal cohort

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among Haitians, having surpassed HIV in the last decade. Understanding the natural history of CVD in Haitians, including the age of onset, prevalence, incidence, and role of major ...
Jean Lookens   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing six cardiovascular risk prediction models in Haiti: implications for identifying high-risk individuals for primary prevention

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are rapidly increasing in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accurate risk assessment is essential to reduce premature CVD by targeting primary prevention and risk factor treatment among high-risk groups ...
Lily D. Yan   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A clinical case of an immunosuppressive generalized form of Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris [PDF]

open access: yesĶazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2022
The article presents the literature data on Kaposi's sarcoma a lymphangioproliferative neoplasia induced by the Herpes Virus type 8.  The main forms, clinical manifestations and treatment are described.
Evelina Koldarova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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