HHV-8 (KSHV) is not associated with bacillary angiomatosis
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HHV-8 (KSHV) is not associated with bacillary angiomatosis.
AIMS Bacillary angiomatosis is a rare pseudoneoplastic angioproliferative lesion occurring in patients with AIDS. This condition has been associated with Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana infections. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is thought to be the causative agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, a vasoproliferative neoplasm, also commonly found in patients with AIDS. The presence of HHV-8 in a c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Pathology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1366-8714
DOI: 10.1136/mp.52.6.345