Detection of HHV-8 DNA in a German patient with classical Kaposi's sarcoma may allow an estimation of the incubation period

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 432-434

  Kowalzick, Lutz ^a   Hoffmann, Ines ^a   Neipel, Frank ^b   Walter, Hajo ^b   Schlehaider, Uwe K ^a   Pönnighaus, Jörg M ^a  

^a Department of Dermatology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classical Kaposi's sarcoma; HHV 8; Incubation period

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; INCUBATION TIME; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031723513     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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