Cutaneous KS is common presentation in patients with AIDS. Isolated colonic lesions are rare. We report a unique case of isolated colonic KS presenting with diarrhea and weight loss. [journals.lww.com]

If present, they are usually identified after an episode of bleeding. Isolated lesions presenting only with diarrhea have not been commonly described. [ijam-web.org]

A 2-week history of diarrhea mixed with bright red blood was the presenting complaint of a 40-year-old man who was seropositive for HIV. Stool studies and culture results were negative for microorganisms. [patientcareonline.com]

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The duodenum presented with multiple variable-sized hyperemic polypoid masses without any areas of normal mucosa (Fig. 1C). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] sarcoma inflammatory cytokine syndrome — received treatment with rituximab. [endoscopy-campus.com]

We referred the patient to infectious disease specialist for treatment of HIV/AIDS. Cutaneous KS is common presentation in patients with AIDS. Isolated colonic lesions are rare. [journals.lww.com]

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VDZ has been approved for the treatment of moderately to severely active UC and CD in adults who failed to respond to at least one conventional drug. [bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com]

For patients with systemic disease, options include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, either as single treatment or as combined therapy. [ijam-web.org]

The colon is less frequently affected and is usually associated with extensive skin involvement and poor prognosis.[6],[8],[9],[10] Case Report A 60-year-old male immigrant from Liberia, living in the United States for the last decades, presented to the [ijam-web.org]

[…] aggressive form of KS with an increased frequency of visceral involvement was recognized.[2] In 1994, human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) was identified in a skin lesion of a patient with KS.[4] HHV-8 is transmitted predominantly by saliva and is the only known etiology [ijam-web.org]

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Epidemiological study of classic Kaposi's sarcoma: A retrospective review of 125 cases from Northern Israel. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2000;14:91-5. 19. Neumann H, Vieth M, Mönkemüller K. [ijam-web.org]

There are four recognized epidemiologic-clinical types of KS, which are histologically indistinguishable: classic, endemic (African), epidemic (acquired immunedeficiency syndrome-associated) and iatrogenic (immunosuppressive therapy-related) [1]. [bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com]