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Kaposi's sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of vascular origin. It occurs mainly among immune deficient individuals, thus it is the most common neoplasm among HIV- positive patients. Its pathogenesis is ...

At presentation, all children living with HIV younger than five years should be considered as having advanced HIV disease unless they have received ART ...

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm mediated by the human herpesvirus-8. Only 1 clinical subtype, the endemic/African subtype, commonly affects the pediatric population. Although ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Retinoids help shed dead skin cells and promote fresh skin by speeding up cell turnover.Depending on the type, retinoids take from one week to several months to ...

KAPOSI sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is widespread among HIV-positive kidney transplant patients and donors in the United States, but KSHV-related disease remains rare, according to new ...

Viruses are masters of stealth, often lurking silently in our bodies. For the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), the human mouth serves as an ...

KAPOSI'S sarcoma, or "idiopathic multiple hemorrhagic sarcoma," was first described as a clinical entity by Kaposi in 1872. The disease is progressive, and it exhibits a wide range of clinical and ...

Behind one fifth of cancer cases around the world lurks a pathogen. The connective-tissue cancer Kaposi sarcoma even gave its name to the herpesvirus that causes it: Kaposi sarcoma-associated ...

Researchers have developed a model of Kaposi sarcoma that could expedite the development of new drugs to treat the disease, which is the most common cancer in people living with HIV. Researchers at ...

Investigators also examined which type of immunosuppression was associated with a higher likelihood of Kaposi sarcoma. Findings presented at this month’s National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) ...

The mouse model provides a new understanding of the fundamental aspects of KSHV, which will enable drug and vaccine development. Scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed ...