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Kaposi's * |
This HIV-positive patient presented with an intraoral Kaposi’s sarcoma lesion with an overlying candidiasis infection. This AIDS patient exhibited a CD4+ T-cell count <200, and a high viral load. Initially, the KS lesions are flattened and red, but as they age they become raised, and darker, tending to a purple coloration.
Content Providers(s): CDC/ Sol Silverman, Jr., D.D.S., University of California, San Francisco
Dermatomycoses, candidiasis, neoplasms, Retroviridae Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
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