RISK FACTORS FOR KAPOSI'S SARCOMA IN HOMOSEXUAL MEN

@article{Marmor1982RISKFF,
  title={RISK FACTORS FOR KAPOSI'S SARCOMA IN HOMOSEXUAL MEN},
  author={Michael Marmor and LindaJ. Laubenstein and Daniel C. William and Alvin E. Friedman-kien and R.David Byrum and Sam D'Onofrio and Neil Dubin},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={1982},
  volume={319},
  pages={1083-1087}
}
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National case-control study of Kaposi's sarcoma and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in homosexual men: Part 1. Epidemiologic results.
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Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men. A seroepidemiologic case-control study.
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Logistic regression analysis comparing patients with controls showed significant relative risks for Kaposi's sarcoma associated with the number of partners per month in receptive anal-genital intercourse, occasions per month of " fisting ," and cytomegalovirus antibody titers.
Generalized lymphadenopathy in homosexual men.
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It is suggested that generalized lymphadenopathy is part of the spectrum of a disorder manifested by acquired immunodeficiency, opportunistic infections, Kaposi's sarcoma, and malignant lymphomas.
Kaposi's sarcoma and malignant lymphoma in AIDS
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A 48-year-old homosexual with contacts in different countries, including Haiti, presented with multiple pigmented or bluish nodules on both lower legs and upper arms and Autopsy revealed a Kaposi's sarcoma of the skin with metastases in the stomach and a wide-spread malignant lymphoma in the gastrointestinal tract, in several visceral organs and in many lymph nodes.
Follow-up at 41/2 years on homosexual men with generalized lymphadenopathy.
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Findings suggest that nitrate inhalants may act alone or in combination with other as yet unidentified cofactors after AIDS retrovirus-induced immunodeficiency by promoting the specific disease manifestation of Kaposis sarcoma.
A surgical oncology perspective on AIDS.
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The distribution and transmission of AIDS parallels hepatitis B virus infection which is transmitted sexually and parenterally, and the same precautions as for hepatitis B should be taken for AIDS.
Kaposi's sarcoma: aetiopathogenesis, histology and clinical features
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The identification of the aetiopathogenetic mechanisms (viral agents and immunodeficiency) involved in the pathogenesis of KS, are relevant for identifying susceptible subjects (HHV‐8 seropositive subjects), monitoring the immune levels in iatrogenic immune suppressed patients, and developing new therapeutic approaches based on antiviral and immune modulators.
Possible correlation between exposure to aids risk factors, clinical presentation in aids, and subsequent prognosis
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This study found that cases with opportunistic infections - that is, with a poor prognosis — had been exposed to AIDS-related risk factors at higher levels than cases with Kaposi's sarcoma alone, suggesting that the prognosis of AIDS could be associated with the level of exposure to AIDS risk factors or cofactors.
Low T-lymphocyte ratios in homosexual men. Epidemiologic evidence for a transmissible agent.
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The hypothesis that a transmissible biologic agent may be etiologically responsible for the low helper/suppressor ratios in homosexual men is supported.
LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PERSISTENT GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY IN HOMOSEXUAL MEN: RELATION TO ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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