KAPOSIS-SARCOMA IN PATIENTS WITH AIDS - SEX, TRANSMISSION MODE, AND RACE

被引:7
作者
HAVERKOS, HW [1 ]
DROTMAN, DP [1 ]
MORGAN, WM [1 ]
机构
[1] CTR DIS CONTROL,CTR INFECT DIS,DIV HIV AIDS,ATLANTA,GA 30333
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0753-3322(90)90206-O
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
We review epidemiologic studies aimed at identifying the cause(s) or cofactors for AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). The epidemiology of AIDS-related KS in the United States differs from that of other forms of KS. One important feature of the epidemiology of AIDS-related KS is that its occurrence by race is strikingly disproportional. We believe this maldistribution can shed light on recent discussions concerning the cause of AIDS-related KS, and we propose further studies to elucidate the etiology of AIDS-related KS. Kaposi's sarcoma / AIDS / epidemiology. © 1990.
引用
收藏
页码:461 / 466
页数:6
相关论文
共 40 条
[1]   KAPOSIS SARCOMA AMONG PERSONS WITH AIDS - A SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTION [J].
BERAL, V ;
PETERMAN, TA ;
BERKELMAN, RL ;
JAFFE, HW .
LANCET, 1990, 335 (8682) :123-128
[2]   HIV CAUSES AIDS [J].
BLATTNER, W ;
GALLO, RC ;
TEMIN, HM .
SCIENCE, 1988, 241 (4865) :515-515
[3]  
BRODIE HR, 1984, AIDS MEMORANDUM, V1, P12
[4]   ANALYSIS OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS AND EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ANTIBODY RESPONSES IN TREATED HEMOPHILIACS - IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE-DEFICIENCY SYNDROME [J].
CHEESEMAN, SH ;
SULLIVAN, JL ;
BRETTLER, DB ;
LEVINE, PH .
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1984, 252 (01) :83-85
[5]  
COUTURIER E, 1990, 6TH INT C AIDS FIN P, V1, P283
[6]  
DESJARLAIS DC, 1987, LANCET, V2, P1024
[7]  
DREW WL, 1988, LANCET, V1, P66
[8]  
DUESBERG PH, 1990, POLICY REV, V53, P40
[9]   HERPES-TYPE VIRUS-PARTICLES IN TISSUE-CULTURE OF KAPOSIS SARCOMA FROM DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS [J].
GIRALDO, G ;
BETH, E ;
HAGUENAU, F .
JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, 1972, 49 (06) :1509-1526
[10]   KAPOSIS SARCOMA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CYTOMEGALO-VIRUS (CMV) .3. CMV DNA AND CMV EARLY ANTIGENS IN KAPOSIS SARCOMA [J].
GIRALDO, G ;
BETH, E ;
HUANG, ES .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 1980, 26 (01) :23-29