Kaposi's sarcoma of the recto sigmoid colon in a patient with HIV infection and a high CD4 count

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 499-500

  Acharya, S ^a   Ross, J D C ^a  

^a Whittall Street Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HHV8; HIV; Kaposi's sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON CANCER; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INSOMNIA; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEMORY DISORDER; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM MUCOSA; SIDE EFFECT; SIGMOID; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SPINDLE CELL; THINKING; COLON TUMOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548173699     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207781147184     Document Type: Article

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