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Revision as of 13:07, 20 January 2016

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]

Kaposi's sarcoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause similar cutaneous, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal involvement, such as bacillary angiomatosis, AIDS-related lymphoma, and seborrheic keratosis.

Kaposi's sarcoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause similar cutaneous, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal involvement, such as:

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 :* '''Kaposi's sarcoma pulmonary lesions must be differentiated from:'''
-::* AIDS-related lymphoma
+::* [[AIDS]]-related [[lymphoma]]
-::* Atypical pneumonia
+::* [[Atypical pneumonia]]
-::* Fungal or mycobacterial infection
+::* [[Fungus|Fungal]] or [[mycobacteria|mycobacterial]] infection
 ::* [[Lung cancer]]
-::* [[Metastatic lung cancer]]
 :* '''Kaposi's sarcoma pulmonary lesions must be differentiated from:'''
-::*[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
+::* [[Peptic ulcer disease]]
-::*Inflammatory bowel diseas (IBD)
+::* [[Inflammatory bowel disease]] (IBD)
-::*[[Gastrointestinal tract cancer]]
+::* [[Gastrointestinal tract cancer]]
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