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Case Report
Disseminated Kaposi’s Sarcoma as Initial Event in AIDS
Author(s): Clarice Jordão, Erica Paulina de Barros, Beatriz Moritz Trope and Marcia Ramos-e-SilvaClarice Jordão, Erica Paulina de Barros, Beatriz Moritz Trope and Marcia Ramos-e-Silva
The authors report a case seen in the internal medicine infirmary, which was diagnosed as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) because of cutaneous and visceral Kaposi´s sarcoma (KS) involvement. They highlight the importance of the dermatologist in the multidisciplinary care and approach some etiopathogenical and therapeutical features of KS. Chemotherapy with paclitaxel together with antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is described by the authors because of the good therapeutic outcome achieved.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-6113.1000450
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