Gender differences in clinical presentation and outcomes of epidemic Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda.

The incidence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) has increased dramatically among women in sub-Saharan Africa since the onset of the HIV pandemic, but data on KS disease in women are limited. To identify gender-related differences in KS presentation and outcomes, we evaluated the clinical manifestations and res...

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Main Authors: Warren Phipps, Fred Ssewankambo, Huong Nguyen, Misty Saracino, Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, Jackson Orem, Andrew Kambugu, Corey Casper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2980479?pdf=render