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HIV-Related Kaposi’s Sarcoma at the Omar Bongo Ondimba Military Hospital in Libreville: Two Clinical Cases

  • Open or CloseIroungou Berthe A2*, Nzenze Jean Raymond1 and Mangouka Guignali Laurette1

    1Internal Medicine Service-Omar Bongo Ondimba Armed Forces Training Hospital (HIA OBO, Libreville, Gabon

    2Joint Research Unit International Center for Medical Research of Franceville-Military Health Service (UMR CIRMF-SSM), Libreville, Gabon

    *Corresponding author:Iroungou Berthe Amélie, Joint Research Unit International Center for Medical Research of Franceville - Military Health Service (UMR CIRMF-SSM), BP: 20404, Libreville, Gabon

Submission:February 20, 2023; Published: March 01, 2023

DOI: 10.31031/AICS.2023.03.000573

ISSN 2639-0531
Volume3 Issue5

Abstract

This report presents two cases of systemic Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in HIV-positive women from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. KS is caused by Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV8) and is a common cancer among HIV-infected individuals in Africa. The equatorial form of KS is aggressive and affects individuals of all ages and is commonly found in Central and South Africa, including Gabon. Both patients had multifocal involvement and several localizations and were treated at the Omar Bongo Ondimba Military Hospital in Libreville, Gabon. The coexistence of HIV and HHV8 has contributed to the high prevalence of this disease in both endemic and epidemic areas.

Keywords:Kaposi’s Sarcoma; HIV; ART; Lymphocyte TCD4; Gabon

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