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Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2004 Kaposi’s sarcoma is a neoplasm that is unusual in itsclinical manifestations, course, and pathogenesis. Itsmale predominance, and occurrence specific to certainparts of the world is striking. The clinical course rangesfrom indolent—with lesions going into spontaneousremission—to aggressive spread, involving sub-cutaneous tissues, lymph nodes, mucosal ...
Liron Pantanowitz, Bruce J. Dezube
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British Journal of Cancer, 1991 Abstract The skin may be the most commonly affected organ in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. This may be manifested in a number of different ways, ranging from pruritus and generalized xerosis to severe fulminating infections with opportunistic agents.
Alvin E. Friedman-Kien +1 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2019 Kaposi sarcoma (KS) gained public attention as an AIDS-defining malignancy; its appearance on the skin was a highly stigmatizing sign of HIV infection during the height of the AIDS epidemic. The widespread introduction of effective antiretrovirals to control HIV by restoring immunocompetence reduced the prevalence of AIDS-related KS, although KS does ...
Cesarman, Ethel +5 more
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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1988 Kaposi's sarcoma is an unusual neoplasm that is seen with increased incidence in transplant recipients. Its occurrence in this group as a tumor is noteworthy in that it may regress spontaneously if immunosuppression is reduced or discontinued. Thus, its response in this setting raises the question of whether it might be best classified as a reversible ...
Frederick P. Ognibene +1 more
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Disseminated Kaposi Sarcoma [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021 Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male with a recent diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus presented to the emergency department with odynophagia and dysphagia for a month. Physical exam revealed Kaposi sarcoma partially occluding the airway. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to assist with the diagnosis of reactive lymphadenopathy, and computed ...
Goyack, Laura, Heimann, Matthew
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Pulmonary Kaposi's Sarcoma - Initial Presentation of HIV Infection [PDF]
Folia Medica, 2019 Kaposi’s sarcoma is the most common malignancy associated with human immunodeficiency virus. It commonly affects the skin but can present with visceral involvement, including the lungs.
Radka Komitova +2 more
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Epidemiology of Kaposi’s Sarcoma [PDF]
Cancers, 2021 Kaposi’s sarcoma is an angioproliferative tumor caused by human herpesvirus 8 in the context of immunodeficiency, such as that induced by HIV infection or immunosuppressive therapy. Its incidence has dramatically fallen in patients living with HIV (PLHIV) since the introduction of potent antiretroviral combinations 25 years ago due to the restoration ...
Grabar, Sophie, Costagliola, Dominique
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KAPOSI SARCOMA COEXISTING WITH NEW ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS IN A 42-YEAROLD KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT: A CASE REPORT [PDF]
Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Renal allograft recipients develop several complications such as infections and neoplasms. New onset diabetes mellitus is a common transplant complication but rarely coexist with Kaposi sarcoma.
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Incidence of Kaposi Sarcoma in Sweden is Decreasing
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2020 Kaposi sarcoma is a rare skin cancer, and epidemiological research into Kaposi sarcoma is therefore scarce. The current epidemiological situation for Kaposi sarcoma in Sweden is unknown.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background There have hardly been any reported cases of children presenting with Kaposi sarcoma as a second malignancy following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia outside a transplant setting.
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