Document 0403
 DOCN  M9650403
 TI    [Kaposi's sarcoma in dermatology consultations at Lome, Togo]
 DT    9605
 AU    Pitche P; Kombate K; Napo-Koura G; Mijiyawa M; Tchangai-Walla K; Service
       de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tokoin,; Lome, Togo.
 SO    Med Trop (Mars). 1995;55(3):246-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96141172
 AB    The purpose of this retrospective study conducted in a dermatologic out
       patient clinic in Lome was to assess the epidemiologic, clinical, and
       prognostic profile of Kaposi's sarcoma in Togo during the 15 years
       period between 1980 and 1994. Only patients who had undergone serologic
       tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were included. There were
       30 patients (27 men and 3 women) with a mean age of 35.2 years (range:
       17 to 59 years). Thirteen patients were seropositive (epidemic Kaposi's
       sarcoma or EPK) and 17 were seronegative (endemic Kaposi's sarcoma or
       ENK). The mean age of patients with EPK was lower than that of patients
       with ENK (30.0 vs 42.3 years). Extensive (92.3%) and edematous (90%)
       forms and involvement of the upper extremities (66.7%), trunk (01.6%),
       and mucosa (92.3%) were characteristic clinical features of EPK while
       localized nodular forms (92.3%) were characteristic of ENK. A death was
       noted after 5 years of follow-up in the ENK group as compared to 12
       deaths after a mean follow-up of 15.95 years in the EPK group. This
       study illustrates the current profile of Kaposi's sarcoma in Black
       Africa where HIV infection has greatly changed clinical findings and
       prognosis.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  English Abstract  Female  Follow-Up Studies  Human
       HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Male  Middle Age  Outpatient Clinics,
       Hospital  Prognosis  Referral and Consultation  Retrospective Studies
       Sarcoma, Kaposi's/CLASSIFICATION/MORTALITY/*VIROLOGY  Skin
       Neoplasms/CLASSIFICATION/MORTALITY/*VIROLOGY  Togo/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Urban
       Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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