Case Reports
The first reported case of Kaposi’s sarcoma in an AIDS patient in Sri Lanka
Authors:
H. P. Perera ,
National STD/AIDS Control Programme, No 29, De Saram Place, Colombo 10, LK
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Consultant Venereologist
K. Buddhakorale,
Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital, LK
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Consultant Venereologist
K. Satgurunathan,
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, LK
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Consultant Dermatologist
P. Angunawela
University of Colombo, LK
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Senior Professor in Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine
Abstract
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare angioproliferative neoplasm associated with human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) infection. Kaposi’s sarcoma is an AIDS defining illness. Here we report the first case of cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma reported in Sri Lanka in an AIDS patient in 2009.
How to Cite:
Perera, H.P., Buddhakorale, K., Satgurunathan, K. and Angunawela, P., 2017. The first reported case of Kaposi’s sarcoma in an AIDS patient in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, 3, pp.38–40. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/joshhm.v3i0.61
Published on
27 Dec 2017.
Peer Reviewed
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