Clinical Study
Oral HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma: A Clinical Study from the Ga-Rankuwa Area, South Africa
Table 2
Oral sites affected by oral HIV-KS in relation to gender.
| | | Males | Females | Total (%) |
| | Gingiva | 13 (29%) | 15 (31%) | 28 (30%) | | Upper gingiva | 7 (16%) | 10 (21%) | 17 (18%) | | Lower gingiva | 6 (13%) | 5 (10%) | 11 (10.8%) | | Hard palate | 11 (24%) | 13 (27%) | 24 (26%) | | Oropharynx | 10 (22%) | 12 (25%) | 22 (24%) | | Alveolar mucosa | 8 (18%) | 6 (13%) | 14 (15%) | | Upper alveolar mucosa | 4 (9%) | 3 (6%) | 7 (7.55%) | | Lower alveolar mucosa | 4 (9%) | 3 (6%) | 7 (7.55%) | | Dorsum of tongue | 4 (9%) | 1 (2%) | 5 (5%) |
| | Total number of lesions | 45 (100%) | 48 (100%) | 93 (100%) |
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