...P.S. Mitrou Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) was first described 100 years ago. This tumor of endothelial origin starts in the skin or mucous membranes. The classical form is rare, affects elderly persons of Mediterannean origin and is generally indolent. The African variant develops in children and young men...

...I. Meuthen; H. Vossbeck; F.J. Marx; W. Hummerich; F. Saborowski Background: The main risk factor for Kaposi’s sarcoma is contact to the feces of sexual partners. The risk increases with the frequency of oral-anal contacts with different partners. Patient: We report a case of a white male homosexual...

...P. Kern; W. Meigel; P. Rácz; A. Gottesleben; T. Dettke; M. Dietrich Twenty-three patients with biopsy-proven Kaposi’s sarcoma and HIV infection were treated with recombinant interferon-alpha-2 a (Rofe-ron-A). Two dosage regimens were used: 21 patients received 18 × 10 6 units intramuscularly per...