HIV-related Kaposi's Sarcoma with Musculoskeletal Involvement in the Modern Antiretroviral Era.

Aim: To describe the patterns of disease and clinical outcomes of MSK-KS in people living with HIV in the era of (combination anti-retroviral therapy cART).

Patients And Methods: We reviewed our prospectively collected dataset of patients with HIV with biopsy-proven KS; 17 out of 1,489 seropositive patients were identified with subsequent evidence of MSK involvement by KS. We collected data with regards to clinicopathological parameters and radiological patterns of disease.

The reproducibility and responsiveness of the lung clearance index in bronchiectasis.

Lung clearance index (LCI) is a potential clinical outcome marker in bronchiectasis. Its responsiveness to therapeutic intervention has not been determined. This study evaluates its responsiveness to a session of physiotherapy and intravenous antibiotic treatment of an exacerbation.