Kaposi Sarcoma: Clinical Indices and Diagnosis
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Clinical presentation of non-HIV Kaposi Sarcoma.
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a rare entity. In the north west of Pakistan and Afghanistan, we mostly come across non-HIV related Kaposi sarcoma as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Infections are rare in this part of the world. Here, we present a case of a non-auto Immunodeficiency Disease (AIDS) related KS. A 45-year-old male, Afghan patient presented to our oncology outpatient's unit with multipl...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Clinical Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2472-1298
DOI: 10.11648/j.ijbecs.20170305.12