Skin Diseases Associated with Human Herpesvirus 6, 7, and 8 Infection

Human herpesvirus 8 infection in patients with cutaneous lymphoproliferative diseases.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8; Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) infection in patients with lymphoproliferative skin diseases such as large-plaque parapsoriasis (LPP) and mycosis fungoides compared with inflammatory cutaneous conditions or healthy control subjects. DESIGN A survey study was undertaken in 123 subjects with various clinical condition...

Clinical manifestations associated with human herpesvirus 7 infection.

Twenty two cases of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) infection are described. HHV-7 infection occurred later than human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection and induced exanthem subitum in 47.1% of the children. HHV-7 infection was associated with exanthem subitum and the other symptoms that were observed in HHV-6 infection.

Baló's concentric sclerosis associated with primary human herpesvirus 6 infection.

BACKGROUND Baló's concentric sclerosis (BCS) is a demyelinating disorder believed to be a rare variant of multiple sclerosis (MS). Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a highly neurotropic virus causing severe central nervous system (CNS) infections predominantly following reactivation of latent HHV-6 in immunocompromised individuals. Primary infection with HHV-6 usually occurs in early childhood man...

Human herpesvirus 6 infection associated with hemophagocytic syndrome.

Virology, pathogenetic mechanisms, and associated diseases of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8).

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a recently discovered and characterized member of the herpesvirus family. It is one of a few viruses proved to be associated with tumorigenesis in humans. Its causal association with 4 clinical and epidemiologic variants of Kaposi sarcoma (classic, endemic, iatrogenic, and acquired immunodeficiency virus-associated) as well as with several lymphop...