AIDS--associated Kaposi's sarcoma: a rare entity at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1996 Dec; 14(2): 115-20
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36565
ABSTRACT
Kaposi's sarcoma [KS] is rare in Asian countries. Since the AIDS epidemic, KS has become the most common AIDS-related cancer reported in the international literature. Up to March 1996, 4 cases of AIDS-associated KS were histologically documented at the registry at the Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai University Hospital, comprising 2 adult and 2 pediatric male patients. Routes of HIV exposure included intravenous injection and heterosexual contact in adult cases, and perinatal transmission and blood transfusion in the pediatric ones. KS was present as an AIDS diagnostic condition in one of the adults and in both children. In our institution, KS was second in frequency to malignant lymphoma among AIDS patients. Predomination of non-homosexual transmission of HIV infection in this region was probably a factor associated with the rarity of AIDS-associated KS.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Sarcome de Kaposi
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Peau
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Thaïlande
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Humains
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Mâle
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Incidence
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Études rétrospectives
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Adolescent
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Infections opportunistes liées au SIDA
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Adulte
Type d'étude:
Etude d'incidence
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Année:
1996
Type:
Article
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