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Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with AIDS: sex, transmission mode, and race
H W Haverkos1, D P Drotman, W M Morgan
1Division of Clinical Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD 20857.
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & Pharmacotherapie
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
We review epidemiologic studies aimed at identifying the cause(s) or cofactors for AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). The epidemiology of AIDS-related KS in the United States differs from that of other forms of KS. One important feature of the epidemiology of AIDS-related KS is that its occurrence by race is strikingly disproportional. We believe this maldistribution can shed light on recent discussions concerning the cause of AIDS-related KS, and we propose further studies to elucidate the etiology of AIDS-related KS.