A Sub-Saharan Africa Perspective of HIV-associated Kaposi’s Sarcoma Incidence, Prevalence, Clinical Presentations, and Treatment Outcomes |Biomedgrid

Kaposi's sarcoma is an angio-proliferative malignancy that is considered an AIDS-defining illness when it occurs in HIV-infected individuals. Among the different forms of KS, HIV-associated KS is the most aggressive. HIV-associated KS is among the top malignancies in both males and females in many sub-Saharan African countries in parallel to the HIV epidemic. This mini review focuses on incidence, prevalence, clinical presentations, treatment outcomes, and treatment challenges associated with KS in the sub-Saharan African region.