       Document 0523
 DOCN  M9610523
 TI    Kaposi's sarcoma. How can epidemiology help find the cause?
 DT    9601
 AU    Drotman DP; Peterman TA; Friedman-Kien AE; Division of HIV/AIDS, Centers
       for Disease Control and Prevention,; Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
 SO    Dermatol Clin. 1995 Jul;13(3):575-82. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96028774
 AB    Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in AIDS
       patients. Neither the cause nor a cure for AIDS-related KS is known. KS
       serves as a striking example of how epidemiologists seek the cause of
       any disease. Epidemiologic analysis of reported KS cases is revealing
       but not definitive. The leading hypotheses for the cause of AIDS-related
       KS are an as-yet-unidentified sexually transmitted infectious agent and
       exposure to inhalant alkyl nitrites, often called poppers. Epidemiology
       suggests that persons can reduce their risk of KS by avoiding nitrite
       inhalants and changing behavior to reduce the risk of sexually
       transmitted infections.
 DE    AIDS-Related Complex  Female  Human  Male  Sarcoma,
       Kaposi's/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*ETIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW,
       TUTORIAL

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