Beating the Pink

Beating the Pink

Introduction: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an HIV associated skin lesion. Kaposi sarcoma is rare in HIV negative patients and is associated with HHV-8 infection. Clinically it presents as a pink nodular mass, single or multiple which can mimic pyogenic granuloma and bacillary angiomatosis. The etiology associated with HHV-8. Treatment options modalities can vary between from electrocuatery to surgica...

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In the pink

" In 2009 we are predicting the Darwin effect will encourage more visitors to Ecuador and could see the Galapagos islands join Macchu Picchu at the top of the continent's 'must-visit' list, " says tour operator The Adventure Company. The company reflects the views of many in the tourist industry that believes the Galapagos Islands are likely to attract increased numbers of visitors this year, w...

Peril in the pink

awareness of the plight of this unique habitat. The Swiss photographer, Thomas Marent, has spent his adult life seeking out the spectacular beauty of the most striking plants and creatures. Tackling everything from poor light to predatory animals, biting insects, invisible diseases and intense humidity, Marent has ventured through rainforests from Costa Rica and Peru to Borneo, Sulawesi and Aus...

Pink Disease *

physical signs of disease in lung still present, though less marked than on admission. General health improved, but not restored. In the 1930-1 report, Sir St. Clair Thompson states :-"Out of thirteen cases with laryngeal tuberculosis, approximately thirty per cent. were "arrested," while sixty-six per cent. of the remainder were "improved." These figures suggest that with more modern methods o...