CASE REPORT

Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoedema and gangrene in AIDS – a therapeutic challenge

S. Ebrahim^I; B. Singh^II; J. Moodley^III; P. K. Ramdial^IV

^IM.B. CH.B., Department of General Surgery, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
^IIF.C.S. (S.A.), M.D., Department of General Surgery, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
^IIIF.C.S. (S.A.), M.MED.SCI., Department of General Surgery, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
^IVF.C.PATH. (S.A.), M.MED., Department of Pathology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine

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