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Kaposi sarcoma in an individual recently diagnosed with HIV.

Keri Morgan Cronin, Akshay Desai, Kim Hookim, Gabriela Contino

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Article in IDCases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Keri Morgan CroninCooper Medical School of Rowan University, USA.
Akshay DesaiDepartment of Internal Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, USA.
Kim HookimDepartment of Pathology at Cooper University Health Care, USA.
Gabriela ContinoDepartment of Hospital Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) commonly manifests with multiple vesicular cutaneous and mucosal nodules, with four subtypes clinically recognized. Although commonly seen in younger men, our patient presented with presumed epidemic KS at an older age. Additionally, our patient presented with Kaposi sarcoma during primary HIV infection which is atypical for Kaposi sarcoma presentation. The patient's clinical course is important to follow, as his rectal involvement indicates the patient would benefit from systemic therapy. Furthermore, our case highlights the need for a keen clinical index of suspicion in all patients with new HIV diagnosis and new onset suspicious lesions, regardless of age.

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AIDs defining illnessARTCutaneous lesionsHHV8HIVKaposi sarcoma

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PMID38699524
PMCPMC11063534

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