Research Article

Children with Kaposi Sarcoma in Two Southern African Hospitals: Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcome

Table 2

Distribution of signs and symptoms in the cases studied.

Symptom or signNamibiaWestern CapeTotal

Skin discoloration5510 (38.4%)
Lymphadenopathy246 (23%)
Respiratory distress/shortness of breath134 (15.3%)
Oral lesions112 (7.6%)
Stridor011 (3.8%)
Abscess101 (3.8%)
Other112 (7.6%)