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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
We analyzed the neurological complications in 25 patients with Kaposi's sarcoma, 5 encountered at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and 20 culled from the literature. Patients with all clinical forms of Kaposi's sarcoma [14 classical cases, 2 African cases, 5 cases associated with immunosuppressive therapy and 4 cases associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)] suffered neurological dysfunction which included neoplastic involvement of the nervous system (Kaposi's sarcoma or another primary), autoimmune disorders and opportunistic infections. Neoplastic involvement was recorded most frequently in patients with classical and African Kaposi's sarcoma and was favored in a setting of extensive tumor dissemination. Opportunistic infections (cryptococcal meningitis and cerebral toxoplasmosis) were observed in all forms of Kaposi's sarcoma but were most frequent in AIDS cases and correlated with the degree of immune dysfunction. Our data suggest that more diverse opportunistic central nervous system infections, neurological disorders of an autoimmune nature, and neoplastic involvement of the nervous system are to be anticipated in AIDS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0167-594X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
333-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurological complications of Kaposi's sarcomat. An analysis of 5 cases and a review of the literature.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article