皮肤卡波西肉瘤作为艾滋病毒的标志:一个病例报告
Simran Kalsi1, Kaya L Curtis2, Sarah Nocco2
1Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, USA.
Cureus
|January 24, 2024
概括
卡波西肉瘤 (KS) 可能是人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 感染的早期迹象,即使在没有典型危险因素的个体中也是如此. 这个案例突出了KS作为艾滋病毒/艾滋病的呈现症状,强调需要保持警.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
背景情况:
- 卡波西肉瘤 (KS) 是一种定义艾滋病的疾病.
- 作为艾滋病毒/艾滋病的初始表现,皮肤KS是罕见的.
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