Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female
We report atypical case of Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) in a 32-year-old human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) infected female, involving only the tongue. Viral loads and CD4 T cells were measured and were 65,000 cps/mL and 10 cells/mL, respectively. This patient was newly diagnosed and had no history of anti...
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| author | Elichilia Shao Flora Ruhangisa Neema Minja Kanankira Nnko Denis Katundu George Semango Eva Mbwilo Amos Mwasamwaja Kajiru Kilonzo Isaack Lyaruu |
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| description | We report atypical case of Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) in a 32-year-old human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) infected female, involving only the tongue. Viral loads and CD4 T cells were measured and were 65,000 cps/mL and 10 cells/mL, respectively. This patient was newly diagnosed and had no history of antiretroviral therapy (ART), radiotherapy, or immunosuppressive drugs prior to this admission. Clinically, there were no dermatological features of KS lesions which are purple, red, or brown and which may be flat, raised (plaques), or bumpy (nodules) except for fungating and protruding enlarged tongue which was necrotic. Histologically, it was proven to be the most common type of KS “epidemic” or AIDS-related KS. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5aa9d3626a244dc8abca48311c11599f2025-02-03T01:11:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/851462851462Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian FemaleElichilia Shao0Flora Ruhangisa1Neema Minja2Kanankira Nnko3Denis Katundu4George Semango5Eva Mbwilo6Amos Mwasamwaja7Kajiru Kilonzo8Isaack Lyaruu9Department of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Pathology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Pathology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Pathology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, TanzaniaWe report atypical case of Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) in a 32-year-old human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) infected female, involving only the tongue. Viral loads and CD4 T cells were measured and were 65,000 cps/mL and 10 cells/mL, respectively. This patient was newly diagnosed and had no history of antiretroviral therapy (ART), radiotherapy, or immunosuppressive drugs prior to this admission. Clinically, there were no dermatological features of KS lesions which are purple, red, or brown and which may be flat, raised (plaques), or bumpy (nodules) except for fungating and protruding enlarged tongue which was necrotic. Histologically, it was proven to be the most common type of KS “epidemic” or AIDS-related KS.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/851462 |
| spellingShingle | Elichilia Shao Flora Ruhangisa Neema Minja Kanankira Nnko Denis Katundu George Semango Eva Mbwilo Amos Mwasamwaja Kajiru Kilonzo Isaack Lyaruu Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female |
| title_full | Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female |
| title_fullStr | Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female |
| title_short | Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female |
| title_sort | atypical kaposi sarcoma of the tongue in hiv positive tanzanian female |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/851462 |
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