The first reported case of Kaposi’s sarcoma in an AIDS patient in Sri Lanka
Abstract
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare angioproliferative neoplasm associated with human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) infection. Kaposi’s sarcoma is an AIDS defining illness. Here we report the first case of cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma reported in Sri Lanka in an AIDS patient in 2009.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/joshhm.v3i0.61 | Journal eISSN: 2478-0693
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 40
Published on: Dec 27, 2017
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2017 H. P. Perera, K. Buddhakorale, K. Satgurunathan, P. Angunawela, published by Sri Lanka College of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine
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