title: Mapping the Epidemiology of Kaposi Sarcoma and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Among Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review.
abstract: Children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of developing Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) compared to HIV-negative children. We compiled currently published epidemiologic data on KS and NHL among children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Among countries with available data, the median incidence of KS was 2.05/100,000 in the general pediatric population and 67.35/100,000 among HIV-infected children. The median incidence of NHL was 1.98/100,000 among the general pediatric population, while data on NHL incidence among HIV-infected children were lacking. Larger regional studies are needed to better address the dearth of epidemiologic information on pediatric KS and NHL in SSA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Chris A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lukolyo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.|Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Heather E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Danysh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.|Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Scheurer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.|Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Parth S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.|Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lubega
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.|Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Jeremy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Slone
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Africa; Kaposi sarcoma; epidemiology; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; pediatric