conclusion there was no association between hhv-8 and mf or lpp in iranian population. this is in accordance with most of the reports from different countries. results the investigated samples consisted of 13 patient with mf, 10 patients with lpp, and 23 patients with chronic dermatitis; the diagnosis of these skin conditions were confirmed histopathologically. the rt-pcr could not detect hhv-8...

background and objectives:  the molecular genetic of the human herpes virus 8 (hhv8) has now been characterized the pathogenesis of kaposi sarcoma (ks). this study attempted to determine the rate of hhu-8 infection in ks in an iraniann cross sectional study. method & material: in this cross-sectional study, we used paraffin-embedded specimens of 54 clinically well-characterized kaposi sarco...

BACKGROUND The incidence of Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and cervical cancer has been declining among persons with AIDS. We investigated the association between cancer risk and CD4 cell count among such persons. METHODS Data from US AIDS registries were linked to local cancer registry data. Cancer incidence per 100,000 person-years was determined for the 4-27 months from the onset of...

Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an indolent angio-proliferative tumor proliferation with spindle cells originating from endothelial and immune infected human herpes virus type 8. (HHV-8: also known as Kaposi [KSHV]). HHV-8 was identified the causative agent of KS. This present in 95-98% cases first described by a Hungarian dermatologist 1872 named Moritz Kaposi.[1]
 The lesions are ch...

Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), taxonomical name human gammaherpesvirus 8, is a phylogenetically old human virus that co-evolved with human populations, but is now only common (seroprevalence greater than 10%) in sub-Saharan Africa, around the Mediterranean Sea, parts of South America and in a few ethnic communities. KSHV causes three human malignancies, Kaposi sarcoma, primary effusion lymp...

Kaposi sarcoma, in view of its benign and chronic nature, is usually now considered to be a vascular hyperplasia rather than a true tumor. It is always linked to Human herpesvirus (HHV) 8, which is a necessary though alone insufficient condition for the development of the lesions.1 Four variants have been described: classic, endemic African, immunosuppression-associated, and human immunodeficie...