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Classic Kaposi sarcoma in a patient of Miao ethnicity followed up for 7 years: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports - 19 Apr 2021
Zhou Jing, Shen Xiaoping, Wang Xiaodong, Xiao Kun, Cao Yu, Jiang Yanping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Classic Kaposi sarcoma (CKS) is a vascular sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), which is known to be more common in Mediterranean elderly men and is characterized by indolent clinical behavior. Xinjiang province in China is considered an endemic region for Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), with higher incidence among adults of Kazak and Uyghur ethnicities. Cases of CKS...
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