Occult lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma associated with severe pulmonary hypertension: A clinical hint about the potential role of HHV-8 in HIV-related pulmonary hypertension?

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-82

  Gutiérrez, Félix ^a   Masiá, Mar ^a   Padilla, Sergio ^a   Ramos, José M ^a   Bernal, Enrique ^a   Morales, Pilar ^b   Pozo, Francisco ^c   Andrada, Encarnación ^a   Martin Hidalgo, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

AIDS; HHV 8; HIV; Human herpesvirus 8; Kaposi's sarcoma; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; OCCULT CANCER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SKIN DISEASE; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 33748957774     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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