Changing patterns of Kaposi's sarcoma in Nigerians.
This is a five-year retrospective study of 32 histologically diagnosed cases of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) who had undergone HIV antibody testing at the Jos University Teaching Hospital: 13 cases (40%) were HIV-negative. Multiple lesions were more common in HIV-positive cases and affected unusual sites such as the face, oropharynx, conjuctiva, vulva and rectum in addition to the limbs and trunk, which were more frequently involved in HIV-negative cases. This pattern of KS seen in Nigerian patients shows similarities with other African countries which have been affected by the HIV epidemic.
Mohammed
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Department of Pathology, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. aminuzm@yahoo.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology