Published in AIDS Weekly, January 1st, 2007
Study 1: Investigators publish new data in the report "HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma." According to recent research published in the journal Dermatologic Clinics, "Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal vascular tumor that occurs most commonly in patients who have immunosuppression caused by HIV. KS-associated herpes virus (human herpes virus 8, KSHV) has been identified as the causative agent."
"There are marked geographic differences in the prevalence of both KS and seropositivity to KSHV. The incidence of the tumor has shown a marked decline in first-world...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-01-01)
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