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Shane McTighe1, Shayna Rivard2, Andrew Letizia3
1U.S. Army Aviation Medicine, Mendoza Clinic, 11335 SSG Sims Rd, Fort Bliss, TX.
Abstract:
We report a case of Endemic African Cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma (EACKS) on the lower extremity of an immunocompetent 31-yr-old male service member from Cameroon. Diagnosis was made using clinical and histologic findings. The service member was treated with local radiation therapy with resolution of his tumor.The goal of this article is to educate practitioners to counsel susceptible service members and leadership on the risk of developing EACKS when traveling to Sub-Saharan Africa, monitor for disease development, and guide in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with this rare disease.
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