Signs Of Kaposis Sarcoma

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Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS)

These treatments only deal with the skin lesions, not with KS overall. Skin lesions may come back after treatment. If KS has spread into internal organs, systemic (whole-body) drug treatment is used. If ART is not enough, the drugs doxorubicin (Doxil) daunorubicin (DaunoXome) or paclitaxel (Taxol) may be added. Doxil and DaunoXome are anti-cancer drugs in "liposomal" form. "Liposomal" means that tiny amounts of drug are encased in small fat...

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Kaposi's Sarcoma @ 10 weeks??

Thank you for answering my question regarding hepatitis testing... Is it possible to show signs of Kaposi's Sarcoma 10 weeks after a potential exposure? I have purple/red painful spots on my hard palate that my doctors cant figure out.. My...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I think in light of your night sweats and fatigue and new rash that you should definitely be seen by your primary medical doctor who will probably order some appropriate blood tests. Then it would probably be helpful to see a dermatologist for a... Read more »

Kaposi's Sarcoma: One lesion only

Dear Dr. Dezube, I was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995 after the biopsy of a single lesion from my right buttock proved to be Kaposi's sarcoma. I have never had a another lesion since. Why would I have only one lesion after five and a half years? I...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear Mark, KS often acts in funny ways -- I have patients in my practice who would develop 10 new lesions per week were it not for chemotherapy, and other patients like you who develop one new lesion every five years. Consider yourself very lucky!... Read more »

Kaposis Sarcoma-Urgent query about spots

Normally, how long will it take from infected by HIV to have KS appeared in your skin? I had an oral sex with an HIV + people almost 5 month ago (she is in very high risk group). I had condomn on. This is the first that I have sex. I have not...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

From your questions, I can't tell if you even know if you're HIV positive or not. I would recommend that you get tested. It typically takes YEARS after the initial HIV infection to develop enough defects in your immune system to allow KS... Read more »

kaposis sarcoma

dear doctori'm a (young) hiv+ guy from sydney, australia, for a year now. 3 months ago, i had a very low t-cell count and a high viral load. i started to get night sweats. my doctor had me started on medication to be on the safe side....

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, my personal experience is that KS usually goes away as the immune system recovers and CD4 cells increase on antiretroviral therapy. In some cases it doesn't resolve, and chemotherapy for KS is necessary. The chemo is not fun and it is... Read more »

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