
Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 5e
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ISBN: 9781455754113
Author: Karin C. VanMeter PhD
Publisher: Saunders
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To explain: The reason why Kaposi sarcoma is more common in immunocompromised patients.
Concept introduction: The immunocompromised patients are the patients who have impaired or weakened immune systems and do not have the ability to fight against infection normally. It can be caused due to a number of diseases (diabetes, acquired immune deficiency syndrome), drugs, and malnutrition.
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