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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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A case of Kaposi’s sarcoma of tonsil with profuse bleeding in an HIV-positive patient
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 Kaposi’s sarcoma is the most common AIDS-associated malignancy. Kaposi’s sarcoma in the oral cavity and oropharynx present as a macular, papular, or nodular lesion on the palate, gingiva, or tongue which may look pink, reddish, or purplish.
Dorji Penjor, Aun Wee Chong
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HIV-1 Evolutionary Patterns Associated with Metastatic Kaposi's Sarcoma during AIDS. [PDF]
, 2016 Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in HIV-infected individuals can have a wide range of clinical outcomes, from indolent skin tumors to a life-threatening visceral cancer. KS tumors contain endothelial-related cells and inflammatory cells that may be HIV-infected. In
Barbier, Andrew E +6 more
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Scrotal Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV-negative Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2023 Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an indolent angio-proliferative tumor proliferation with spindle cells originating from endothelial and immune cells infected with human herpes virus type 8. (HHV-8: also known as Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus [KSHV]).
Teona Bushati +5 more
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The activation of KSHV lytic cycle blocks autophagy in PEL cells [PDF]
, 2015 This study confirms that autophagy is activated concomitantly with KSHV lytic cycle induction, and that autophagy inhibition by BECN1 knockdown reduces viral lytic gene expression.
CIRONE, Mara +7 more
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Journal of Global Health Reports, 2021 # Background Kaposi’s sarcoma became prevalent with the appearance of human immune deficiency virus (HIV) in the 1980s. However, the widespread use of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduced its prevalence in communities with good ...
Jonathan C Daboer +4 more
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The zebrafish xenograft platform-A novel tool for modeling KSHV-associated diseases [PDF]
, 2019 Kaposi\u27s sarcoma associated-herpesvirus (KSHV, also known as human herpesvirus-8) is a gammaherpesvirus that establishes life-long infection in human B lymphocytes.
Berman, Jason N +12 more
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Multiple human herpesvirus-8 infection [PDF]
, 2003 In Malawian patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and their relatives, we investigated nucleotide-sequence variation in human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) subgenomic DNA, amplified from oral and blood samples by use of polymerase chain reaction.
Beyari, MM +7 more
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Adolescent girls and young women living with HIV in resource-limited settings have the poorest health outcomes of any age group, due in part to poor retention in care.
Grace Seo +17 more
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Classic Kaposi's sarcoma treated with elastic stockings and outpatient follow-up of a 90-year-old patient [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 Kaposi's sarcoma is a multifactorial angioproliferative disorder. The herpes virus 8 human contributes to its pathogenesis, but it is uncertain whether these lesions are only reactive hyperplasia to the virus or neoplasia.
Flavia Trevisan +3 more
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