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HIV/AIDS-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract: A pictorial spectrum

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N Patel, P Naidoo, P Mosiane, C Jann-Kruger

Abstract


We briefly report two cases of HIV/AIDS-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Both patients were seen at Edenvale General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.


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N Patel, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

P Naidoo, Medical Affairs, AstraZeneca South African Region, Johannesburg, South Africa

P Mosiane, Department of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

C Jann-Kruger, Department of Surgery, Edenvale General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Keywords

Kaposi's sarcoma; Gastrointestinal tract

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South African Medical Journal 2016;106(10):986-987. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11277

Article History

Date submitted: 2016-07-13
Date published: 2016-09-04

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