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View larger version (82K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A 27-year-old man who was seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus presented with severe periorbital and facial edema (Panel A) and generalized cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma. Note the lesion (arrows) on the nose. Computed tomography (CT) of the head demonstrated thickening of the eyelids and the skin of the nose and face. The patient had neither superior vena cava syndrome nor nephrotic syndrome. Doxorubicin, vincristine, and bleomycin were administered intravenously every two weeks for four months. Facial and periorbital edema resolved rapidly (Panel B), as did the Kaposi's sarcoma. The CT findings also returned to normal. This type . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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Periorbital Edema in Kaposi's Sarcoma
Harrison M., Tomlinson D., Stewart S., Zidar B. L.
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N Engl J Med 1995; 333:799-800, Sep 21, 1995. Correspondence

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