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Detection of HHV-8 DNA in a German patient with classical Kaposi’s sarcoma may allow an estimation of the incubation period Volume 8, numéro 6, September 1998

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Department of Dermatology, Municipal Hospital Plauen, PF 39, 08505 Plauen, Germany.
  • Page(s) : 432-4
  • Année de parution : 1998

In general, three major forms of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) are recognised: classical KS, a non-aggressive form without lymph node or intestinal involvement, mostly occurring in elderly men in the Mediterranean area; endemic African KS consisting of several subtypes with varying degrees of aggressiveness, and KS associated with immunodeficiency, in particular AIDS-associated epidemic KS which is characterised by early secondary spread and [...]