Abstract
Extracted from text ... July 2006, Vol. 96, No. 7 SAMJ SAMJ FORUM 602 Epidemic or AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AKS) has been reported to occur more frequently among males than females. However, the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a shift in the ratio, with more women being affected. We report on 2 HIV-infected women with clinically disseminated AKS during pregnancy who represent 2 ends of the spectrum with regard to the degree of immunosuppression as evidenced by their contrasting CD4 cell counts. Both women exhibited gross lesions in the lower limbs (making walking difficult), and had disseminated disease affecting the skin, ..
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