Lopez Martinez C, Magiz-Rodriguez C, Uribe-Zunga P; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 320 (abstract no. 22287).
AIDS National Council Mexico D.F., Mexico.
OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence of Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) in AIDS Mexican patients. METHODS: The prevalence of Kaposi's Sarcoma associated with AIDS patients was analysed. Data was obtained of the clinical information at the moment of the first notice to the AIDS National Registry. RESULTS: Between 1983-1997, 33,632 AIDS cases were registed in Mexico. In this cases 2,308 (6.8) corresponded to malignancy. 72.7% of all malignances was KS. In KS AIDS patients the male-female rate was 21:1. 47.5% have homo/bisexuals risk category. 68.6% were children and the 31.4% adults. The average prevalence between 1983-1989 of KS was 1.4% with a range of 0.4% to 3.3%, between 1990-1997 the prevalence was 1.5%, with a range of 0.9% to 2.0%. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CONCLUSIONS: Kaposi's Sarcoma was the most frequent malignancy associated to AIDS cases. The lower prevalence of KS among women contrast to the one found in men with AIDS. KS is highly prevalent among AIDS homosexual and bisexual men, and much highly prevalent in children. The dates indicate that the KS prevalence no have changes over the last ten years.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adult
- Bisexuality
- Child
- Female
- Homosexuality
- Humans
- Male
- Mexico
- Prevalence
- Registries
- Sarcoma, Kaposi
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UI: 102228326
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