The relationship between Kaposi's sarcoma and intestinal parasites among homosexual males in the United States.
An interesting temporal relationship exists between the emergence of the epidemic of intestinal parasites in the homosexual male population and the subsequent appearance of Kaposi's sarcoma. Existent models suggest possible links between chronic parasitosis, viral infection, and the emergence of malignant disease. Patients with AIDS-related conditions have been demonstrated to have a high rate of asymptomatic amebiasis. Possible links between intestinal parasites and the development of Kaposi's sarcoma in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients are explored.
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AIDS Program, San Francisco General Hospital, CA 94110.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000469:parasitology*; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000150:complications; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000469:parasitology*; D014481:United States