Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Kenneth Laurence Kennedy

Publications

• Case Report
  Oral Kaposi's Sarcoma In HIV Positive Patients. A Case Report and A Review of Literature
  Author(s): Francisco Vieira, Jessica Somerville and Kenneth Laurence KennedyFrancisco Vieira, Jessica Somerville and Kenneth Laurence Kennedy
  
  Introduction: Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a soft tissue malignancy that has been categorized into 4 subtypes, however, in the United States, it has frequently been noted in patients with HIV/AIDS and has thus become known as an AIDS-defining illness. When KS is found in the oral cavity, it is usually seen on the hard palate. Oral KS (OKS) is most commonly seen in patients with HIV/AIDS with CD4 counts below 200, and the disease is rarely reported outside of this patient population. HIV patients may be more likely to have KS with the decline of their immune function. Report of case: We report the case of a 31 year old African American male with a 2 year history of HIV who presented to the Otolaryngology clinic with a painful tongue lesion. His CD4 count never fell below 200, which makes this case an outlier among the epidemiology of KS. This case is unique in two different ways. The dorsum .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000349

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