Aim: To define the epidemiologic and clinical profile and course of the disease in African Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated KS in Togo.
Methods: This was a retrospective study performed on the medical records of patients seen at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Lomé, Togo from January 1994 to December 2004. The medical records of all patients with KS, who had undergone human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology, were included in the study.