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The management of children with Kaposi sarcoma in resource limited settings
Author(s) -
Molyneux Elizabeth,
Davidson Alan,
Orem Jackson,
Hesseling Peter,
BalagaddeKambugu Joyce,
Githanga Jessie,
Israels Trijn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.24408
Subject(s) - medicine , blood cancer , sarcoma , incidence (geometry) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , childhood cancer , antiretroviral therapy , kaposi's sarcoma , pediatrics , cancer , intensive care medicine , family medicine , viral load , pathology , human herpesvirus , physics , optics
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is common where HIV infection is endemic. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced the incidence in well‐resourced settings but in some parts of the world access to ART is delayed. These recommendations are for use where only minimal requirements for treatment are available. Consensus was sought for the management of childhood HIV‐associated KS in this setting. There are no randomised controlled studies of chemotherapy for KS in children and these recommendations have drawn on consensus of a group of experts and published reports from studies in adults. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60: 538–542. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.