Kaposi’s sarcoma remains one of the most common cancers in people living with HIV. Kaposi’s sarcoma usually appears as lesions on the skin or on mucosal surfaces (like inside the mouth or genitals).

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the second most common cancer among people with HIV in the United States, causing red, brown, or purple lesions on the skin or in the mouth, lungs, and digestive tract.

Identifying Lesions on Skin of Color As US population demographics ... Its incidence is rising in the HIV community, though it remains fairly stable in the non-HIV population.

Each patient was clinically examined for detection of oral mucosal lesions. In addition, CD4 cell count was determined by flow cytometry, as well as viral load by RT-PCR (Amplicor HIV-RNA ...