Rapidly eruptive, treatment-resistant, nodular Kaposi's sarcoma in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient on highly active antiretroviral therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-174

  Chang, Caroline A ^a   Sanchez, Miguel R ^a   Karen, Julie K ^a   Rosenman, Karla S ^a   Prystowsky, Stephen D ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIDANOSINE PLUS EFAVIRENZ PLUS EMTRICITABINE; DIDANOSINE PLUS EFAVIRENZ PLUS EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GENTAMICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INDURATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 59149106111     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03911.x     Document Type: Article

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