Lymphadenopathic form of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in an African child. No evidence for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Hirschel, Bernard; Wyss, M.; Thelin, O.; Cox, J. N.

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Lymphadenopathic form of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in an African child. No evidence for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

ContributorsHirschel, Bernard; Wyss, M.; Thelin, O.; Cox, J. N.

Published inHelvetica paediatrica acta, vol. 40, no. 6, p. 481-484

Publication date1985

Abstract

A nine-year-old boy from the Central African Republic presented with an enlarged cervical lymph node. Biopsy revealed Kaposi's sarcoma. Lymphocyte subsets and reactivity to all antigens tested were normal, and the patient's serum contained no antibodies against LAV or HTLV3, the viruses presumably responsible for AIDS. We conclude that in this case, the lymphadenopathic form of Kaposi's sarcoma was not related to AIDS.

Keywords

Antibodies, Viral/analysis
Child
Deltaretrovirus/immunology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Head and Neck Neoplasms/immunology/ pathology/surgery
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Male
Sarcoma, Kaposi/immunology/ pathology/surgery

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de médecine génétique et développement

Citation (ISO format)

HIRSCHEL, Bernard et al. Lymphadenopathic form of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in an African child. No evidence for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In: Helvetica paediatrica acta, 1985, vol. 40, n° 6, p. 481–484.

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PID : unige:9360
PMID : 3007397

Journal ISSN0018-022X

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