Pharyngeal Obstruction by Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Homosexual Male with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Robert A. Dobie, Carl A. Patow, Thomas W. Stark, Peggy A. Findlay, Ronald G. Steis, Dan L. Longo, Henry Masur, Abe M. Macher

Otolaryngology · 1984 · 11 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

A homosexual man with AIDS developed multifocal KS with involvement of the palate, larynx, trachea, and esophagus. Symptoms included dysphagia and gagging with resultant inanition. Short-course local radiation therapy effectively resolved the mucosal KS lesions in the treated areas. Other otolaryngologic manifestations included herpes stomatitis and oral candidiasis.

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