Non-AIDS associated Kaposi's sarcoma: clinical features and treatment outcome.

BACKGROUND: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in HIV negative patients is rare and has to be distinguished from AIDS associated KS. Two groups are at risk to develop non-AIDS related KS: elderly men mainly of Mediterranean origin and persons with iatrogenic immunosuppression. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In order...

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Main Authors: Lena Jakob, Gisela Metzler, Ko-Ming Chen, Claus Garbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3075253?pdf=render