Human herpes virus 8 antibodies in HIV-positive patients in Surabaya, Indonesia [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Absence of human herpes virus-8 (HHV8) in nephrogenic systemic fibrosis [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2008 Background Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a fibrosing disorder that exhibits CD34 expression in the majority of lesional spindle cells. Several features of NSF bear similarity to Kaposi sarcoma.
Pantanowitz Liron +2 more
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Misdiagnosis of Human Herpes Virus-8-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma as Adverse Drug Eruptions [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2022 Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a cancer that causes patches of abnormal tissue to grow under the skin. It also occurs in the immunosuppressive population.
Tae Hyung Kim +3 more
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Studies of Human Herpes Virus-8 in Thailand [PDF]
Retrovirology, 2005 Thailand has experienced a major epidemic of HIV/AIDS since 1988. Currently over 650,000 persons are HIVinfected and 400,000 have died of AIDS in Thailand. However, Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) is very rare. Among the 101,945 adults AIDS cases reported between 1994 and 1998 only 0.2% had KS. We have ruled out the possibility that HHV-8 infections are rare; in
Siritantikarn Sontana +4 more
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Detection of Human Herpes Virus 8 in Kaposi's sarcoma tissues at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 BACKGROUND: human herpes virus-8, a ?2-herpes virus, is the aetiological agent of Kaposi sarcoma. Recently, Kaposi's sarcoma cases have increased in Zambia.
Rabecca Tembo +8 more
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Chronic Human Herpes Virus 8 Infection Successfully Treated With Valganciclovir
World Allergy Organization Journal, 2009 Background: A 57 year old Italian female with a 3 year history of constituitional symptoms with non-HIV Kaposi sarcoma was referred to the immunology clinic.
James J. Yun, MBBS +2 more
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HUMAN HERPES VIRUS 8 INFECTION IN KIDNEY TRANPLANT PATIENTS
Microbiologia Medica, 2007 -
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HHV8-Negative Primary Effusion Lymphoma of B-Cell Lineage: Two Cases and a Comprehensive Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2013 Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare extranodal lymphoma that typically presents in a body cavity in the absence of a detectable tumor mass and that occurs predominantly in immunosuppressed individuals.
Neeraj Saini +5 more
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Human Herpes Virus-8 Oral Shedding Heterogeneity Is Due to Varying Rates of Reactivation from Latency and Immune Containment [PDF]
VirusesHuman herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is a gamma herpesvirus linked to the development of Kaposi sarcoma (KS). KS is more common in persons living with HIV (PLWH), but endemic KS in HIV-negative individuals is also common in sub-Saharan Africa.
David A. Swan +7 more
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Human herpes virus 8 replication during disseminated tuberculosis in a man with human immunodeficiency virus: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is mainly responsible for the development of Kaposi's sarcoma and multicentric Castleman's disease in immunocompromised patients with untreated human immunodeficiency virus.
Inoubli Sarra +5 more
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