title: AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma of the conjunctiva in a woman.
abstract: Conjunctival involvement by AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is rare, more so in women. We present a case of a 34-year-old African-American woman with AIDS, who was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with KS of the conjunctiva. To date there are only a few reported cases of AIDS-associated conjunctival KS in the literature. This case is the first case of AIDS-associated conjunctival KS in an African-American woman and emphasizes the importance of considering KS as a differential diagnosis of the conjunctival mass in HIV-positive patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA. alpneha@gmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bavishi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology