Genital Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV and syphilis co-infected patient: case presentation

Genital Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV and syphilis co-infected patient: case presentation

Abstract Background Kaposi sarcoma, as an epidemiological factor, is associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and it is related to human herpes virus (HHV-8), as well as a higher prevalence in males and non-genital involvement. Vulvar localization is quite infrequent; therefore it m...

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Main Authors: Helena Lucia Barroso dos Reis, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, Neide Aparecida Tosato Boldrini, Carolina Galvão, João Victor Jacomele Caldas, Marize Freitas Santos Neves, Philippe Godefroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sarcoma, Kaposi
HIV
Syphilis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4714-8

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