Kaposi's sarcoma associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome presenting as a vulval papilloma. A case report.
A patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated Kaposi's sarcoma presenting with a vulval neoplasm is reported. Although more common in black than white people, Kaposi's sarcoma infrequently presents with gynaecological symptoms or lesions. In this case report the management of Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as a vulval neoplasm in a young woman with a positive antibody test to HIV is discussed and the need to screen young women with vulval neoplasms for this infection is highlighted.
Rajah
S B
SB
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Natal, Durban.
Moodley
J
J
Pudifin
D J
DJ
Duursma
J
J
Cooper
K
K
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*