Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine (Nov 2019)

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to HIVKaposi’s Sarcoma Patients-Case Report

  • Charis Chari,
  • Antonios Dalampiras,
  • Ioanna Margianou,
  • Katerina Zarampouka,
  • Antonios Michalopoulos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/bjdm-2019-0030
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 3
pp. 167 – 171

Abstract

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Background/Aim: The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is an immunologic entity, which is due to an RNA virus. AIDS is relatively easy transmitted and has a poor prognosis. The main mechanism of this Syndrome is characterized by the destruction and diminishing of T4 lymphocytes or helper/suppressor T-cells. Kaposi’s sarcoma is a neoplasm due to human herpes HHV-8. Kaposi’s sarcoma is one of the entities that determines the disease of AIDS. Kaposi’s sarcoma appears as skin lesions and attacks the oral cavity and lymph nodes.

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