Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as generalized lymphedema.
We present a HIV-1 seropositive patient with generalized lymphedema, due to a rare lymphangiomatous variant of Kaposi's sarcoma, successfully treated with interferon-alpha. The clinical presentation and treatment possibilities of Kaposi's sarcoma are reviewed.
Frans
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Department of Internal Medicine, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
Blockmans
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Peetermans
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Knockaert
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Bobbaers
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D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D015483:HIV Antibodies; D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins