title: Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV-infected women and men in Nigeria.
abstract: Abstract Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in women with HIV infection is observed to have increased from recent studies. To understand the gender-related differences of AIDS-KS in Nigeria, we conducted a prospective study of the clinical, virologic, and immunologic features of newly diagnosed AIDS-KS patients. Prevalence was similar in both genders. There were differences in the distribution of the lesions and the CD4 count in women was significantly lower.
authors.affiliation: University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria. perppy_u@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P U
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Ibekwe
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Ogunbiyi
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Ogun
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D019562:Viral Load