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Frequent demonstration of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) in bone marrow biopsy samples from Turkish patients with multiple myeloma (MM) [PDF]

, 2001
In order to investigate the frequency of HHV-8 in MM patients from another geographic location, we obtained fresh bone marrow (BM) biopsies from Turkish patients with MM (n = 21), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) (n = 2 ...
Akyerli, C., Arat, M., Beksac, M., Berenson J.R., DerDanielian, M., Koc H., Konuk, N., Liu J., Ma, M., Ozcelik, T., Vescio, R., Zhang L.   +11 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]

, 2006
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, Ceccherini Nelli, Luca, Cottoni, Francesca Maria Giovanna, Faggioni, Alberto, Masala, Maria Vittoria, Montesu, Maria Antonia, Santarelli, Roberta, Satta, Rosanna Rita, Valdivieso, Paola   +8 more
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HHV-8-unrelated primary effusion-like lymphoma associated with clonal loss of inherited chromosomally-integrated human herpesvirus-6A from the telomere of chromosome 19q

Scientific Reports, 2016
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, V. Cotton, Alberto Hidalgo-Bravo, Y. Huang, Adam J. Bell, Ruth F. Jarrett, G. Wilkie, A. Davison, Ellie P. Nacheva, R. Siebert, A. Majid, Inga Kelpanides, S. Jayne, M. Dyer, N. Royle   +14 more
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Seroepidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of human herpesvirus type 8 in injection drug users and men who have sex with men in northern Taiwan

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
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, Pei-Shih Hung, Cheng-Wen Lin   +2 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 in Australia: DNAemia and Cumulative Exposure in Blood Donors

Viruses, 2022
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the causative agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma, multicentric Castleman’s disease and primary effusion lymphoma, predominantly manifests in immunocompromised individuals.
David J. Speicher, Jesse J. Fryk, Victoria Kashchuk, Helen M. Faddy, Newell W. Johnson   +4 more
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Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with erythroblastopenia and thymoma: Reactivation after topical corticosteroids [PDF]

, 1998
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., Barnadas, M. A., Curell, R., de Moragas, J. M., Garcia-Patos, V., Kind, P., Pedro, C., Perez, E., Sander, C. A.   +8 more
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Genotypic distribution of HHV-8 in AIDS individuals without and with Kaposi sarcoma: Is genotype B associated with better prognosis of AIDS-KS?

Medicine, 2016
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, K. Ibrahim, A. Tateno, Cristiane Mendes de Oliveira, L. M. Sumita, Maria C Sanchez, E. Luna, L. C. Pierrotti, J. Drexler, P. Braz-Silva, C. Pannuti, C. Romano   +11 more
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Human herpesvirus-8 infection leads to expansion of the preimmune/natural effector B cell compartment.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundHuman herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and of some lymphoproliferative disorders of B cells. Most malignancies develop after long-lasting viral dormancy, and a preventing role for both humoral and cellular
Silvia Della Bella, Adriano Taddeo, Elena Colombo, Lucia Brambilla, Monica Bellinvia, Fabrizio Pregliasco, Monica Cappelletti, Maria Luisa Calabrò, Maria Luisa Villa   +8 more
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Human herpes virus 8 antibodies in HIV-positive patients in Surabaya, Indonesia

Infectious Disease Reports, 2020
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, Ni Luh Ayu Megasari, Elsa Fitriana, Nasronudin, Maria Inge Lusida, Soetjipto   +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]

, 2007
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, L Jain, M Noursadeghi, O'Doherty MJ, R Shortman, RF Miller, Royal College of Physicians/Royal College of Radiologists/British Nuclear Medicine Society, S Mackenzie, SG Edwards   +8 more
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