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Document 0523
DOCN M9610523
TI Kaposi's sarcoma. How can epidemiology help find the cause?
DT 9601
AU Drotman DP; Peterman TA; Friedman-Kien AE; Division of HIV/AIDS, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,; Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
SO Dermatol Clin. 1995 Jul;13(3):575-82. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96028774
AB Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in AIDS
patients. Neither the cause nor a cure for AIDS-related KS is known. KS
serves as a striking example of how epidemiologists seek the cause of
any disease. Epidemiologic analysis of reported KS cases is revealing
but not definitive. The leading hypotheses for the cause of AIDS-related
KS are an as-yet-unidentified sexually transmitted infectious agent and
exposure to inhalant alkyl nitrites, often called poppers. Epidemiology
suggests that persons can reduce their risk of KS by avoiding nitrite
inhalants and changing behavior to reduce the risk of sexually
transmitted infections.
DE AIDS-Related Complex Female Human Male Sarcoma,
Kaposi's/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*ETIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW,
TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).