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Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS): a case study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus-inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS) is a rare, life-threatening condition associated with Kaposi sarcoma and systemic immune dysregulation induced by Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8).
Ming Hong Choi, Ching See Leung, Laura Pui Yee To, Shui Wun Lai, Man Chun Chan, Thomas Shiu Hong Chik, Daphne Pui Ling Lau, Elaine Yuen Ling Au, Kwok Yung Yuen, Ivan Fan Ngai Hung, Tak Yin Tsang   +10 more
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection, Rural Egypt

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
To determine whether human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is associated with schistosomal and hepatitis C virus infections in Egypt, we surveyed 965 rural household participants who had been tested for HHV-8 and schistosomal infection (seroprevalence 14.2% and 68.
Sam M. Mbulaiteye, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Bryan Dolan, Victor C.W. Tsang, John Noh, Nabiel N.H. Mikhail, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Mohamed Hashem, Denise Whitby, G. Thomas Strickland, James J. Goedert   +10 more
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Characterising the adaptive t-cell immune response against Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus [PDF]

, 2010
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is causally related to Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), the most common malignancy in individuals with untreated HIV/AIDS.
Robey, R.C.
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Novel γ-2-Herpesvirus of the Rhadinovirus 2 Lineage in Gibbons

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
We obtained 475 nucleotides of the DNA polymerase gene of a novel human herpesvirus 8 homolog sequence in a gibbon. The finding of this new gibbon virus, which clusters with a related chimpanzee virus in the rhadinovirus 2 genogroup, suggests the ...
Renan Duprez, Emmanuelle Boulanger, Yannick Roman, Antoine Gessain   +3 more
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In vitro and in vivo human herpesvirus 8 infection of placenta.

PLoS ONE, 2008
Herpesvirus infection of placenta may be harmful in pregnancy leading to disorders in fetal growth, premature delivery, miscarriage, or major congenital abnormalities.
Mariantonietta Di Stefano, Maria Luisa Calabrò, Iole Maria Di Gangi, Santina Cantatore, Massimo Barbierato, Elisa Bergamo, Anfumbom Jude Kfutwah, Margherita Neri, Luigi Chieco-Bianchi, Pantaleo Greco, Loreto Gesualdo, Ahidjo Ayouba, Elisabeth Menu, Josè Ramòn Fiore   +13 more
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Spectrum of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, or Human Herpesvirus 8, Diseases

, 2002
SUMMARY Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), discovered in 1994, is a human rhadinovirus (gamma-2 herpesvirus). Unlike other human herpesviruses (herpes simplex virus, Epstein-
Dharam V. Ablashi, Louise G. Chatlynne, James E. Whitman,, Ethel Cesarman   +3 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 Genotype E in Patients with Kaposi Sarcoma, Peru

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To determine human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) K1 genotypes in patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) from Peru, we characterized HHV-8 in 25 KS biopsy samples.
Olivier Cassar, Marie-Lise Blondot, Salim Mohanna, Gregory Jouvion, Francisco Bravo, Vicente Maco, Renan Duprez, Michel Huerre, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Antoine Gessain   +9 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 Induces Polyfunctional B Lymphocytes That Drive Kaposi’s Sarcoma

mBio, 2014
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is an unusual neoplasia wherein the tumor consists primarily of endothelial cells infected with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8; Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) that are not fully transformed but are instead driven to excess ...
Emilee R. Knowlton, Giovanna Rappocciolo, Paolo Piazza, Lauren M. Lepone, Sagar V. Nadgir, Arlene Bullotta, Stella J. Berendam, Jun Li, Todd A. Reinhart, Frank J. Jenkins, Charles R. Rinaldo   +10 more
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Prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of acute and chronic leukemia patients in Taiwan

, 2012
[[abstract]]Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is associated with the development of Kaposi's sarcoma and several other human malignancies. The prevalence of HHV-8 DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in Taiwanese leukemia populations has not been ...
林振文;LIN, CHENG-WEN
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A relapsing inflammatory syndrome and active human herpesvirus 8 infection

, 2005
We describe an immunocompetent 61-year-old woman who was negative for human immunodeficiency virus and who had recurrent human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection associated with a relapsing systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fever ...
Dagna, L, Lusso, P, Malnati, MS, Paties, CT, BROCCOLO, FRANCESCO, Sabbadini, MG, Praderio, L, Ferrarini, M, SARMATI, LOREDANA, Broccolo, F, Sarmati, L, Ferrarini M, Paties CT, Broccolo F, Sarmati L, Malnati MS, Praderio L, Sabbadini MG, Lusso P, DAGNA , LORENZO   +19 more
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