[Eye involvement in AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma].
BACKGROUND
The study evaluates the incidence of ocular compromise in the Kaposi's sarcoma associated with AIDS.


METHODS
We revised the clinical histories of HIV seropositives patients seen in the ophthalmology department from January, 1994 to December, 1998. All patients were examined by direct visually and dilated fundus examination with the use of either a direct or an indirect ophthalmoscope.


RESULTS
In 6,552 patients, ocular Kaposi's sarcoma was diagnosed in 17 (0.25%), predominantly in male sex (88.23%). The lesions predominated in eyelids, and the inferior has been the most affected. In only one female, the ocular compromise was the first neoplastic manifestation.


CONCLUSIONS
The ocular compromise in the Kaposi's sarcoma is an alternative to be considered in AIDS patients with previous or simultaneous cutaneous or visceral involvement. Due to the few clinical signs of these lesions, a thorough ocular study is recommended in these patients.
Unidades 10-11 y Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Infecciosas, F. J. Muñiz Buenos Aires, Argentina. marcelocorti@ciudad.com.ar
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology