Abstract
AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (KS), nowadays known to be an angioproliferative disease, occurs in several clinical-epidemiological forms, all of which are associated with infection by human herpesvirus-8. KS can affect the eye, with the bulbar conjunctiva and lacrimal gland being rare sites of occurrence. We present a case of AIDS-related KS of the conjunctiva and also discuss recent literature.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
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Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / methods
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Conjunctival Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Conjunctival Neoplasms / pathology*
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Conjunctival Neoplasms / virology
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Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
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HIV Infections / complications*
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HIV Infections / drug therapy
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HIV-1*
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Humans
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Male
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Remission Induction
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Sarcoma, Kaposi / drug therapy
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Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology*
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Sarcoma, Kaposi / virology
Substances
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Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
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Doxorubicin