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V Gonzalez

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Pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma with arteriovenous malformation.

Pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma with vascular malformation (Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome) is an uncommon and important entity characterized by congenital arteriovenous malformation and skin lesions that may resemble Kaposi sarcoma. This is usually seen in the lower limb of young people. We report a case of this syndrome in a 17-year-old boy who had skin lesions on the right leg and foot.

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Decline in HIV-1 seroprevalence and low seroconversion rate among injecting drug users at a methadone maintenance program in New York City.

To monitor the trend of HIV-1 seroprevalence, 2,194 newly admitted injecting drug users (IDUs) in a methadone maintenance program in New York City were tested from June 1988 through June 1992. This was a blinded study and unlabeled blood specimens were collected during the required physical examination. There was a significant linear trend (p = .01) toward decline in HIV-1 seropositivity by year of admission as follows: 47.0% in 1988, 43.4% in 1989, 43.2% in 1990, 39.8% in 1991, and 39.1% in 1992. From January 1988 through December 1992, admissions data that included the newly admitted IDUs showed a significant decrease (p < .0002) in self-reported current needle sharing from 11.3% to 5.4%. These two data sources suggest that a continued decline in HIV-1 seroprevalence among new admissions may be related to decreased needle sharing. A volunteer cohort of 235 HIV-1 seronegative IDUs was also enrolled from April 1990 through June 1991 in a study of HIV-1 seroconversion. Follow-up data were available on 177 patients for up to 12 months. For a total observation time of 155 person-years, there were two conversions (1.3 conversions per 100 person-years). A continued decline in HIV-1 seroprevalence among new admissions and a low HIV-1 seroconversion rate among existing patients have contributed to a lower overall HIV-1 prevalence in clinic patients of about 40%. This stands in contrast to 1985-86 estimates of HIV-1 seroprevalence that plateaued at 60%.

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