Kaposi sarcoma

E Cesarman, B Damania, SE Krown, J Martin… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2019 - nature.com
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) gained public attention as an AIDS-defining malignancy; its
appearance on the skin was a highly stigmatizing sign of HIV infection during the height of …

Seroprevalence and determinants of Kaposi sarcoma-associated human herpesvirus 8 in Indian HIV-infected males

A Munawwar, SK Sharma, S Gupta… - AIDS research and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Abstract In India Kaposi's sarcoma is rarely seen in AIDS patients. Hence the current belief is
that the incidence of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is very low in this subcontinent, most …

Epidemiology of Kaposi's sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus in Asia: challenges and opportunities

T Zhang, L Wang - Journal of Medical Virology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Kaposi's sarcoma—associated herpes virus (KSHV) also referred to as human herpesvirus‐
8 (HHV‐8), is a gamma herpes virus and recently discovered human virus. Since its …

A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Analysis of HIV Associated Lymphoma from Northern India

A Jain, S Wadhera, RN Swain, U Bhattacharjee… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The year 2024 marks the 20th year since when free cART was introduced in India. This
study reports the clinicopathologic profile and outcomes of people living with HIV (PLHIV) …

[HTML][HTML] Disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected homosexual Indian man

R Bhatia, S Shubhdarshini, S Yadav, M Ramam… - Indian Journal of …, 2017 - ijdvl.com
Kaposi's sarcoma has rarely been reported from India [1] though the burden of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in India is second only to that in sub-Saharan Africa …

Clinical course of disseminated Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV and hepatitis B co-infected heterosexual male

MK Agarwala, R George, TD Sudarsanam… - Indian Dermatology …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
AIDS associated Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS) was first reported from India in 1993. Since
then only 16 cases have been reported. Three of them had proven Human Herpesvirus 8 …

[HTML][HTML] No evidence of human herpesvirus 8 among Iranian patients infected with HIV

A Ramezani, E Saboori, K Azadmanesh… - Iranian journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Kaposi's sarcoma is a vascular malignancy, which frequently occurs among
immunocompromised individuals such as transplant recipients and patients with acquired …

Molecular Epidemiology of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 Among Patients with Compromised Immune System in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

NM Biatougou, MS Ouedraogo… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) is the main etiological agent of Kaposi's
sarcoma. This virus is frequently associated with immunocompromision. This study aimed to …

Multicentric Castleman's disease in India–Does EBV rather than HHV8 play a role?

V Bhanvadia, T Shet, V Rao, S Epari… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: These 17 patients from review of 78 cases of Castleman's disease
(CD) diagnosed. Besides routine tissue sections were stained for Human Herpes Virus 8 …

The risk of transfusion transmissible infections. Where do we stand in 2018?

R Adhikary, MV Bhavana - Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Blood transfusion is an important aspect of medicine and patient safety plays a very
important role. A myriad of blood-borne infectious agents can be potentially transmitted …