{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "kaposis-sarcoma",
  "name": "Kaposi's Sarcoma",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class SD25.01 - condition scope only, no dose · Kaposi Sarcoma - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534839/ · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care · Kaposi's Sarcoma - disease-level clinical article (kaposis-sarcoma-full.txt) · Kaposi's Sarcoma - disease-level clinical article (kaposis-sarcoma-clinical.txt)",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 1083,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "A vascular malignancy presenting as purple-red patches, plaques, or nodules on the skin, strongly associated with HIV/AIDS and immunosuppression; the GP's role is recognising the lesion, testing for HIV, and referring to oncology/dermatology for biopsy and specialist treatment.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer, with advice",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "A vascular malignancy presenting as purple-red patches, plaques, or nodules on the skin, strongly associated with HIV/AIDS and immunosuppression; the GP's role is recognising the lesion, testing for HIV, and referring to oncology/dermatology for biopsy and specialist treatment.",
      "cautions": [
        "Undiagnosed HIV infection must be considered and tested for in any patient with suspicious lesions.",
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - Pulmonary involvement in Kaposi sarcoma causes respiratory distress and is a major cause of death.",
        "RED FLAG - Visceral organ involvement, particularly in the lungs, carries a worse prognosis.",
        "RED FLAG - Rapidly spreading lesions or involvement of internal organs indicate advanced disease."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "kaposis-sarcoma"
    }
  ]
}