Disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma without lymphocyte abnormalities.
In a 24-year-old bisexual man with stage IV Kaposi's sarcoma, the typical immunologic alterations reported in other patients with disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma were not seen. Lymphopenia, a low helper-suppressor T-cell ratio, impaired lymphocyte responses to T- and B-cell antigens and mitogens, and abnormalities in cell-mediated immunity could not be demonstrated.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000276:immunology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*