3. Kaposi’s Sarcoma is a form
of skin cancer frequently
seen in patients with AIDS.
Causes patches of abnormal
tissue to grow under the skin,
in the lining of the mouth,
nose, throat or other organs.
The patches are usually red
or purple and are made of
cancer cells and blood cells.
Although the red and purple
patches often cause no
symptoms, they may be
painful.
4. Lesions in the mouth and/or
throat
Slightly elevated purple,
red, brown, or pink
blotches or bumps
anywhere on the skin.
Unexplained cough or
chest pain.
Unexplained stomach or
intestinal pain.
Diarrhea and/or blockage
of the digestive tract
Lymphedma
5. Antiviral Treatment: Highly
active antiviral treatment
(HAART)
Surgery:
› Curettage and
electrodesiccation: Cancer
removed with a sharp tool,
spoon shaped instrument
called a curette.
› Cryosurgery: Cryotherapy
or Cryoablation, uses liquid
nitrogen to freeze and
destroy cells.
Photodynamic Therapy:
Light sensitive substance
injected into the lesion.
Radiation Therapy: Uses
high energy x-rays or other
particles to destroy cancer
cells.
Chemotherapy: Use of
drugs to destroy cancer
cells, usually by stopping
the cancer cells’ ability to
grow and divide.
Biologic Therapy:
Treatment that uses the
patients’ immune system to
fight cancer.
6. Pernicious Anemia is
associated with insufficient
absorption of Vitamin B12 by
digestive system. Vitamin B12 is
necessary for erythrocyte
production.
Disease where large
immature, nucleated cells
(megaloblasts, which are
forerunners of red blood cells)
circulate in the blood, and do
not function as blood cells.
This is due to the inability to
absorb Vitamin B12 (also
known as cobalamin or Cbl)
from the gastrointestinal tract.
Pernicious Anemia is
commonly diagnosed in
adults.
It is also most common in
Caucasian people of northern
European ancestry than in
other racial groups.
It is also termed Biermer’s or
Addison’s anemia.
Considered to be an
autoimmune disease, in which
the body’s own immune
system mistakenly damages its
own tissues.
7. Diarrhea
Inflamed Stomach
Numbness or pins and
needles.
Loss of appetite
Light headedness or fatigue
Shortness of breath
Tingling of hands
Bright red, smooth tongue
Tingling feet
Muscle weakness
Mental confusion
Depressed
Nerve injury
Weight loss
8. Vitamin B12 injections
Blood test for iron
deficiency followed by
regular blood tests.
CBC tests to measure
serum cobalamin and
ferritin levels.
Blood test to monitor
replacement
treatments.
9. Also called Hodgkin’s
Lymphoma is the cancer
of the lymphatic cells
found in concentration
in the lymph nodes.
Starts in white blood cells
called lymphocytes
Both children and adults
can develop Hodgkin's
Disease .
Classic HD accounts for
about 95% of all cases
of Hodgkin’s disease in
developed countries.
Cells in the lymphatic
system grow abnormally
and may spread beyond
the lymphatic system
As Hodgkin’s disease
progresses, it
compromises your
body’s ability to fight off
infection.
10. Persistent fatigue
Fever and Chills
Night sweats
Loss of appetite
Swollen lymph nodes
Itching
Increased sensitivity to
the effects of alcohol
or pain in your lymph
nodes after drinking
alcohol.
11. Chemotherapy: Drug
treatment that uses
chemicals to kill
lymphoma cells.
Chemotherapy drugs
travel through your
bloodstream and can
reach nearly all areas
of your body.
Radiation: Uses high-
energy beams, such
as X-rays, to kill cancer
cells.
Stem Cell Transplant:
Treatment to replace
your diseased bone
marrow with healthy
stem cells that help
you grow new bone
marrow.
