Kaposi's sarcoma

tissue paper” (4). These visible patches of color are all the effects of old age––age, as it trots along to a natural death. Purple and pink become the cause, rather than the effect, when the tables turn on him. Considering the implication of all the colors around him, he recognizes the colors of his surroundings in himself: “he turned on the lamp, so that the room would be lighter and, with his shirt off, began to stroke the purple marks, the same colour as the stair carpet had once been––what color was it now?––that spread beneath the hairs on his chest” (10). The purple marks can be correlated to Kaposi sarcoma, an infection related to immunodeficiency that marks an HIV/AIDS diagnosis. Some of the literature describing the experience of HIV/AIDS patients insinuates that the first occurrence of these red and pink lesions is something akin to a death sentence. Kaposi sarcoma are visible indications of an infection related to immunodeficiency; once they appear, it is very much a red flag for what’s to come. There is no way of getting around these colors and the fate they hold. His sudden desire to visit and communicate with his mother coupled with the revelation of these lesions at the story’s end hints that he acknowledges this fate as well. His internal exploration of the association with color and prompts him to reconsider his own relationship with age. Everything in the house shows its age, from the chipped coffee cups and dusty photo frames to the lines on his mother’s…

could be done along with my evaluation. History and Priority Nursing Problem Mr. X is a 49-year-old male who came in with shortness of breath from a nursing home. His secondary diagnosis ae HIV, AIDS, syphilis, respiratory failure and Kaposi sarcoma. He has an allergy to ciproflaxin. Mr. X had been in the hospital previously and had been sent back to the nursing home for a couple days. Due to his Kaposi sarcoma leading into his lungs, he is going into respiratory failure and he had shortness…

Throughout this chapter, Livingston utilizes a wide array of anecdotal evidence to provide an in-depth understanding of the social dynamics at play in the process of pain. To lay the framework of this discussion, there is a contrast between two major understandings of pain. On one hand, Elaine Scarry concluded that pain is an individualized experience that is strongly understood by the victim while Talal Asad claimed that a major aspect of pain is the social response and interaction with…

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Kaposi’s sarcoma is an integumentary cancer that affects the cells that line lymph or blood vessels; this causes reddish brown or purple lesions to appear on the skin. This cancer is usually found in HIV patients or older Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and eastern European men. The most telling sign of kaposi sarcoma is the dark lesions that form all over the skin; mainly on the face, limbs, mucous membranes, and in the groin area. These lesions are actually individual…

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a cancer of connective tissue that develops as a result of infection with HHV-8. This virus is also known as Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). KSHV infects endothelial cells, or cells that line the inside of blood and lymphatic vessels, and is characterized by raised lesions on the skin or other endothelial membranes. Age, race, ethnicity and disease state are all risk factors for this disease. There are four known types of KS: classic, endemic, acquired, and…

Skin cancer is one of the most common and well-known cancers. Although it is typically easiest to cure, there are still many cases where a form of skin cancer has no definite cure. This difficulty is common with skin cancers that are not well known, such as Kaposi’s sarcoma. KS is an unusual malignancy discovered in 1981 during the beginning of the global HIV pandemic. During this time, cases of KS were rare. According to The American Cancer Society, “there were only two cases of KS found for…

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unavailable in Botswana. The PMH ward lacks the amenities, the powerful anti-emetics, the morphine pumps, and fentanyl patches, the breast reconstructions, the professional counseling, and informational literature meant for oncology (Livingston 19). Diagnosis are being made in an institution where histology, compared to UNC’s ward, is uncertain where crucial techniques break and cannot be repaired for weeks or months on end (Livingston 20). Livingston also argues that cancer is a fundamentally…