Kaposi's sarcoma: An interesting case report in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive heterosexual male

Kaposi's sarcoma: An interesting case report in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive heterosexual male

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative neoplasm that affects skin and other organs. It is one of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining conditions, which tends to occur at low CD4 count. It is the most common neoplasm among patients with AIDS in the Western population....

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS 2022, Vol.43 (2), p.179-181
Hauptverfasser: Reddy, Harshitha K, Raju, Belliappa P, Methre, Vishal, Samagani, Akshay
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative neoplasm that affects skin and other organs. It is one of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining conditions, which tends to occur at low CD4 count. It is the most common neoplasm among patients with AIDS in the Western population. It is rarely reported from India. We report the case of a 38-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive heterosexual male, with an unusual presentation of KS.
ISSN:2589-0565
DOI:10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_11_21