Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: The prognostic significance of facial lymphoedema in HIV-seropositive subjects with Kaposi sarcoma. | AIDS Research and Therapy BioMed Central Open Access The prognostic significance of facial lymphoedema in HIV-seropositive subjects with Kaposi sarcoma L Feller 1 JN Masipa2 NH Wood1 EJ Raubenheimer3 and J Lemmer1 Address Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine University of Limpopo School of Dentistry Pretoria South Africa 2Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery University of Limpopo School of Dentistry Pretoria South Africa and 3Department of Oral Pathology University of Limpopo School of Dentistry Pretoria South Africa Email L Feller - lfeller@ JN Masipa - willa@ NH Wood - Oralmed@ EJ Raubenheimer - EJRaub@ J Lemmer - perio@ Corresponding author Published 29 January 2008 Received 6 November 2007 AIDS Research and Therapy 2008 5 2 doi 1742-6405-5-2 Accepted 29 Januaty 2008 This article is available from http content 5 1 2 2008 Feller et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Kaposi Sarcoma KS is a multifocal angioproliferative neoplasm characterized by inflammation oedema neoangiogenesis and spindle cell proliferation. The pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus HlV -associated KS HIV-KS is multifactorial. HHV-8 is an essential factor but not in itself sufficient to cause HIV-KS the development of which is influenced by HIV by increased production of cytokines and by growth factors. Whether HIV-KS is a true malignancy or a reactive hyperplastic inflammatory condition is debatable. Results and Conclusion Oedema of the face legs and hands is a prominent feature of HIV-KS and is probably caused .
