An Update on Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment
| Autor: | Paul Curtiss, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Lauren C. Strazzulla |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology Organ transplantation Pathogenesis 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Kaposi’s sarcoma 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Epidemiology medicine Kaposi's sarcoma Autoimmune disease business.industry Human immunodeficiency virus Immunosuppression medicine.disease Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Immunology Commentary Sarcoma business |
| Zdroj: | Dermatology and Therapy |
| ISSN: | 2190-9172 2193-8210 |
| Popis: | Kaposi's sarcoma is an angioproliferative neoplasm which has undergone considerable epidemiologic change since the original description by Moritz Kaposi in the late 1800s. This opportunistic neoplasm gained widespread notoriety within the US during the height of the AIDS epidemic, where it was frequently found co-occurring with opportunistic infections. With the advent of modern antiretroviral therapies, as well as an increasing number of individuals on immunosuppression for autoimmune disease or organ transplantation, the landscape of the immunocompromised individual has changed. It is now important for clinicians to be mindful of Kaposi's sarcoma manifesting in a growing variety of clinical contexts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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