Protein-Losing Enteropathy as the Initial Presentation of Gastrointestinal Kaposi's Sarcoma in Previously Undiagnosed HIV Disease

Occult Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) presenting as a protein-losing gastroenteropathy is a rare occurrence. We report the case of a 23-year-old male presenting with leg bilateral swelling and epigastric discomfort. A workup revealed human immunodeficiency virus seropositivity, hypoalbuminemia, and smal...

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Autores principales: Curras-Martin, Diana, Campbell, Natasha, Copca-Alvarez, Albino, Casey, Kathleen, Lerner, William A., Hossain, Mohammad A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6658073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616748
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000073

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6658073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616748
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000073

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