Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female
Joint Authors
Shao, Elichilia
Ruhangisa, Flora
Minja, Neema
Nnko, Kanankira
Katundu, Denis
Semango, George
Mbwilo, Eva
Mwasamwaja, Amos
Kilonzo, Kajiru
Lyaruu, Isaack
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report atypical case of Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) in a 32-year-old human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) infected female, involving only the tongue.
Viral loads and CD4 T cells were measured and were 65,000 cps/mL and 10 cells/mL, respectively.
This patient was newly diagnosed and had no history of antiretroviral therapy (ART), radiotherapy, or immunosuppressive drugs prior to this admission.
Clinically, there were no dermatological features of KS lesions which are purple, red, or brown and which may be flat, raised (plaques), or bumpy (nodules) except for fungating and protruding enlarged tongue which was necrotic.
Histologically, it was proven to be the most common type of KS “epidemic” or AIDS-related KS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shao, Elichilia& Ruhangisa, Flora& Minja, Neema& Nnko, Kanankira& Katundu, Denis& Semango, George…[et al.]. 2015. Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shao, Elichilia…[et al.]. Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058764
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shao, Elichilia& Ruhangisa, Flora& Minja, Neema& Nnko, Kanankira& Katundu, Denis& Semango, George…[et al.]. Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058764
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058764