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Article: Case study: A 32 year old female with suspected pulmonary kaposi's sarcoma, secondary to HIV infection
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- Synergy
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Society & College of Radiographers Sep 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Introduction
HIV/AIDS is a huge problem for Africa generally, and Southern Africa in particular. Adult HIV infection rates are thought to be as high as 40% in some countries1 with the infection rate in Malawi estimated to be around 15.3%.2 Thousands will die in Malawi this year as a result of the disease. This case study describes a patient with pulmonary kaposi's sarcoma (KS), an illness commonly associated with HIV infection.
HIV infection in itself does not cause illness. Instead, it causes a defect in cell mediated immunity, allowing a range of opportunistic infections to develop. As a result, diseases that were once relatively rare in the general population have now become very ...