Kaposi sarcoma in South African children

From: 12th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies (ICMAOI) Bethesda, MD, USA 26-27 April, 2010 Author details 1-Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa EMPTY 2-Department of Paediatrics and Child Health University of Free State Universitas Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa EMPTY 3-Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Chris Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa EMPTY 4-Epidemiology and Genetics Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UKEMPTY Supplemental Information: Aim To examine retrospectively a series of 70 HIV-positive children with Kaposi sarcoma, from several centers in South Africa, in order to describe the usual clinical presentation as well as the management and its impact on the course of the disease.