Letter: Penile Kaposi sarcoma: A case of complete resolution with highly active antiretroviral therapy alone.
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چکیده
Kaposi sarcoma remains an important cause of morbidity in HIV-infected patients. Regardless of the recent pharmacological progress, treatment of this malignancy is still disappointing. We report the case of a patient with Kaposi sarcoma in an unusual localization, the penis, which completely resolved with highly active antiretroviral therapy alone.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Dermatology online journal
دوره 17 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011