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Consensus of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases and Brazilian Society of Clinical Oncology on the management and treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Kaposi's sarcoma is a multifocal vascular lesion of low-grade potential that is most often present in mucocutaneous sites and usually also affects lymph nodes and visceral organs.
Érico Arruda, Alexandre Andrade dos Anjos Jacome, Ana Luiza de Castro Conde Toscano, Anderson Arantes Silvestrini, André Santa Bárbara Rêgo, Evanius Garcia Wiermann, Geraldo Felicio da Cunha, Jr., Heloisa Ramos Lacerda de Melo, Karen Mirna Loro Morejón, Luciano Zubaran Goldani, Luiz Carlos Pereira, Jr., Mariliza Henrique Silva, Mauro Sergio Treistman, Mônica Cristina Toledo Pereira, Patricia Maria Bezerra Xavier Romero, Rafael Aron Schmerling, Rodrigo Antonio Vieira Guedes, Veridiana Pires de Camargo   +17 more
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Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, the Etiological Agent of All Epidemiological Forms of Kaposi’s Sarcoma

, 2021
International audienceSimple SummaryKaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is one of the seven oncogenic viruses currently recognized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Adélie Gothland, Calvez, Vincent, Aude Jary, Valentin Leducq, Gothland, Adélie, Veyri, Marianne, Marianne Veyri, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Leducq, Valentin, Jary, Aude, Marcelin, Anne-Geneviève, Vincent Calvez   +11 more
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Primary Research: Short Communication: Evidence Supporting Rare AIDS-Kaposi's Sarcoma Metastasis In Keeping With Their Vascular Endothelial Evolution

Cancer Cell International, 2002
Background It is postulated that the unusual manifestations of Kaposis's sarcoma cells in nonendothelial brain tissues and on eyeballs in advanced acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases are metastasized AIDS-Kaposi's sarcoma cells arising from ...
Mazumder Amitabha, Rahman Mahruf U
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Distribution of dendritic cells in AIDS-associated oral kaposi’s sarcoma [PDF]

, 2020
The aim of this study was to determine if the distribution of Langerhans cells (LC) and interstitial dendritic cells (IDC) is altered in AIDS-associated oral Kaposi’s sarcoma when compared to HIV-negative highly vascular oral lesions.
Heerden, Willie F. P. van, Sánchez-Romero, Celeste, Vargas, Pablo Agustin, Cáceres, Cinthia Veronica Bardalez Lopez de, Bunn, Belinda K, Fonseca, Felipe Paiva   +5 more
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Molecularly targeted therapy for Kaposi's sarcoma in a kidney transplant patient: case report, "what worked and what did not"

BMC Nephrology, 2007
Background Imatinib is a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor; for which there is limited information regarding its effects on AIDS Kaposi's sarcoma and none in patients with transplant-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.
Correa-Rotter Ricardo, Zinser Juan W, Volkow Patricia   +2 more
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High Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Health Illness Comorbidity in Urban Haiti

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background People living in low‐income settings facing humanitarian crises are at risk for comorbid cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mental health (MH) illness, yet there are limited population‐based data available.
Lily D. Yan, Miranda Metz, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Kelly Celestin, Erline Hilaire, Suzanne Edwidge Marcellin, Sarine Auguste, Anju Ogyu, Catherine Bennett, Serena Koenig, Lindsey Reif, Jessy Dévieux, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy   +16 more
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Association between charcoal cooking fuel and cardiovascular disease prevalence in Haiti: a cross-sectional analysis

Environmental Health
Background There is little evidence on the association between cooking with polluting fuels, particularly charcoal, and heart disease from low- and middle-income countries, which have the highest burdens of polluting fuels and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Lily D. Yan, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Kelly Celestin, Vanessa Rouzier, Alexandra Apollon, Guyrlaine Forestal, Suzanne Edwidge Marcelin, Sarine Auguste, Josue Pierre, Erline Hilaire, James-Lee Fénélus, Anju Ogyu, Catherine Bennett, Rehana Rasul, Lindsay J. Underhill, Mark D. Huffman, Victor G. Davila-Roman, Jennifer L. Peel, Gene F. Kwan, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy   +22 more
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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-
Maduhu, I Z, Manji, K P, Amir, H
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Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention

BMC Public Health
Background Uncontrolled hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease mortality and remains high in low-middle income countries like Haiti.
Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan   +11 more
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Capturing metabolic syndrome in low-resource settings: a case study in urban Haiti

Frontiers in Endocrinology
IntroductionLocal epidemiologic data on risk factors for heart disease are needed in low-income settings to guide targeted interventions for prevention and treatment.
Nour Mourra, Vanessa Rouzier, Vanessa Rouzier, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Jodany Bernadin, Joseph Inddy, Alexandra Apollon, Rehana Rasul, Anju Ogyu, Lily D. Yan, Lily D. Yan, Jean W. Pape, Margaret McNairy, Margaret McNairy   +14 more
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