title: [Kaposi's sarcoma in Tunisia. Review of 91 cases].
abstract: The sickness of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) knows, currently, a renewal of interest since the emergence of 2 new forms: the iatrogenic KS and the epidemic KS. Through a retrospective study on 21 years (1978 to 1998) we have tried to specify the epidemiologic and clinical characters of KS in Tunisia. Our study interests 91 patients: 85 cases of classic KS (94%), 4 cases of iatrogenic KS and 2 cases of epidemic KS. The incidence of iatrogenic KS in renal transplant recipients in our study is 1.9%. A male predominance is found in the 3 forms. The mean age of beginning was 60 years in classic KS and more lower in the 2 other forms (31 years in iatrogenic KS and 46 years in epidemic KS). A predominance of lesions in the lower limbs was found in the 3 forms. The visceral locations was more frequent in iatrogenic KS (3 cases) while it has been found in only 1 case of classic KS. In Tunisia, the classic KS is the most frequent form. In iatrogenic and epidemic KS, visceral lésions are frequent and must be researched systematically.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle de Tunis.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Tekaya
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zeglaoui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ben Abdallah
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ben Chaabane
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fazaa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mokhtar
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kamoun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: La maladie de Kaposi en Tunisie. A travers une serie de 91 observations.