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Objectives Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is transmissible and causes Kaposi’s sarcoma and other malignancies. This study analyzed the seroepidemiology and phylogeny of HHV-8 among 515 injection drug users (IDUs) and 229 men who have sex with men (MSM) in ...
Yuan-Ming Lee+2 more
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Environmental factors influence the rate of human herpesvirus type 8 infection in a population with high incidence of classic Kaposi sarcoma [PDF]
High prevalence of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) infection has been reported on the island of Sardinia. Among emigrants from Sardinia, rates of HHV-8 infection are lower than they are in Sardinia and are similar to those observed in the local ...
Angeloni, Antonio+8 more
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Human herpesvirus‐8 (HHV‐8)‐positive, HIV‐negative multicentric Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder with no standardized treatment.
C. Murphy+3 more
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Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with erythroblastopenia and thymoma: Reactivation after topical corticosteroids [PDF]
We report a 69-year-old female with erythroblastopenia and thymoma who developed lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) after thymectomy, 2 months after the initiation of therapy with methylprednisolone.
Alomar, A.+8 more
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Primary effusion lymphomas (PEL) are associated with human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) and usually occur in immunocompromised individuals. However, there are numerous reports of HHV-8-unrelated PEL-like lymphomas with unknown aetiology. Here we characterize an
E. Zhang+14 more
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Human herpes virus 8 antibodies in HIV-positive patients in Surabaya, Indonesia
Background: Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection is etiologically related to Kaposi’s sarcoma. Antibodies directed against HHV-8 can be detected in 80%–95% of HIV-seropositive patients with KS. HHV-8 serological tests have been done in several countries
Devi Oktafiani+5 more
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18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging in HIV-infected patients with lymphadenopathy, with or without fever and/or splenomegaly [PDF]
We audited whether18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (18FDG PET-CT) imaging could discriminate between different diagnoses in HIV-infected patients presenting with lymphadenopathy, with or without fever and/or ...
JB Bomanji+8 more
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AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) caused by human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the most severe and resistant form of KS tumor. Our aim was to verify whether there is an association between HHV-8 variability and development of AIDS-KS in Brazil by ...
T. R. Tozetto-Mendoza+11 more
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The oral mucosal and salivary microbial community of Behçet's syndrome and recurrent aphthous stomatitis. [PDF]
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is ...
Bankvall M+9 more
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