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The medical records of all patients with KS, who had undergone human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology, were included in the study.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2003<\/jats:bold> Ninety\u2010three files on 98 patients with KS, who had undergone HIV serology, were included in the study. The annual incidence during the study period was 8.5. HIV serology was positive in 73 patients (78.5%) and negative in 20 patients (21.5%). The mean age of the patients with AIDS\u2010associated KS was 33.8\u00a0\u00b1\u00a08.2\u00a0years, and 49.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a015.8\u00a0years for African KS. The male to female ratio for AIDS\u2010associated KS was 1.4, and 9 for African KS. 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