Introducción: El virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana pertenece a familia lentivirus, cuya infección da como resultado destrucción del sistema inmunológico. Se presenta en fases: aguda, latente crónica y avanzada o SIDA, que el inmunológico ha disminuido tanto pueden proliferar infecciones neoplasias Sarcoma Kaposi; es multifocal, inusual se origina por células endoteliales.
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AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma can affect the eye: the (bulbar) conjunctiva and lacrimal gland being rare sites of occurrence. We present a case of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma of the conjunctiva in which MR imaging was effective in suggesting the diagnosis and aiding therapeutic strategy. We also discuss advances in imaging of ocular and orbital malignancies presented in the recent literature.

The simultaneous presence of infectious organisms within cutaneous lesions of Kaposi sarcoma in persons with AIDS has been demonstrated. We describe a patient with concurrent leprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in the setting of AIDS.

This is a rare case of new onset Kaposi sarcoma in a man infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and receiving antiretroviral treatment since primary HIV infection, with normal CD4(+) cell count and suppressed viral load. The presentation questions the general understanding of Kaposi sarcoma as an acquired immune deficiency syndrome-defining disease occurring predominantly in severely ...

Cancer is a huge public health concern in South Africa and the rest of Africa. According to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), more than 100 000 South Africans are diagnosed with cancer every year. Among women, the leading cancers include breast, cervical, colorectal, and kaposi sarcoma while prostate, kaposi sarcoma, lung, and colorectal cancers top the list of cancers affecting men.

A 47-year-old heterosexual man with history of intravenous (IV) methamphetamine use presented to the Emergency Department dyspnea and raised lesions throughout his arms, legs, chest as depicted in Figure 1. Biopsy a right leg lesion demonstrated atypical vascular proliferation within dermis producing slit-like/irregular architecture consistent Kaposi sarcoma. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) stainin...

OBJECTIVE Kaposi sarcoma is an angioproliferative disease. Kaposi sarcoma is clinicopathologically classified into four subgroups based on epidemiological data. For its systemic treatment, in addition to some chemotherapeutics, taxanes have also been used during the recent years for their anti-angiogenic properties. In this study, we aimed to compare paclitaxel and non-paclitaxel chemotherapeut...

sented with a four-year history of asymp tomatic lesions on his legs. On examination, he had violaceous infiltrated areas on his feet and below his knees (Figure 1A; Appendix 1, available at www.cmaj.ca /lookup /suppl /doi:10.1503 /cmaj.101646/-/DC1). Histology confirmed a diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma (Appendix 2, available at www.cmaj.ca /lookup /suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.101646/-/DC1), and immuno...

Human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 is an oncogenic gamma herpesvirus that was first described in 1994 in Kaposi sarcoma lesions. HHV-8 is involved in the pathophysiological features of multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), both rare B-cell lymphoproliferative diseases. HHV-8-related tumours occur almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients, mostly those with HI...

Human herpesviruses (HHVs) are able to escape from complete clearance by the immune system. Their ability to become latent is due to their delicate interferences with the immune system. This characteristic makes some of them known as important tumor viruses. Based on the prevalence of the seropositivity for the HHV-8, the world can be divided into 4 regions, one of which is the Middle East with...