Kaposi's sarcoma and AIDS.
Mucocutaneous lesions are often a prominent manifestation of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Patients with this syndrome are susceptible to a number of opportunistic skin infections as well as an aggressive form of Kaposi's sarcoma. The diagnosis, the clinical setting, and the treatment of these diseases are discussed.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy