Most common malignancy seen in AIDS patients is:
Correct Answer: Kaposi's sarcoma
Description: Kaposi's sarcoma is the most common malignancy seen in AIDS patients. It involves skin or the mucous membrane. Association with herpes virus 8 has been seen in the causation of Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS patients.Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is the second-most common malignancy seen in HIV patients.Hairy leukoplakia in AIDS patients is caused by Ebstein-Barr virus. It presents as white patches on the lateral border of tongue and may be an early manifestation of disease.
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