epidemiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

Kaposi's sarcoma is seen more frequently in:

• individuals with AIDS:
• largely restricted to homosexual and bisexual groups
• rare in patients who acquired HIV intravenously
• individuals with immunosuppression for reasons other than HIV infection
• elderly males of Jewish or Mediterranean origin - classical form
• in African populations the disease may be manifested as either the classical, locally aggressive or lymphadenopathic forms