TREATING KAPOSIS LESIONS IN THE HIV-INFECTED PATIENT

Authors
NICHOLS CM FLAITZ CM HICKS MJ
Citation
Cm. Nichols et al., TREATING KAPOSIS LESIONS IN THE HIV-INFECTED PATIENT, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 124(11), 1993, pp. 78-84
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
124
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
78 - 84
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1993)124:11<78:TKLITH>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Kaposi's sarcoma is the most frequent malignant neoplasm in AIDS, occu rring in about 10 percent of all risk groups. This study evaluates the effect of intralesional vinblastine on intraoral Kaposi's sarcoma in 24 HIV-positive, homosexual males with 82 lesions. Complete resolution occurred in nearly 70 percent of the cases.