Human herpesvirus 8 and iron staining are useful in differentiating Kaposi sarcoma from interstitial granuloma annulare

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Wada, David A ^a   Perkins, Sherrie L ^a,b   Tripp, Sheryl ^b   Coffin, Cheryl M ^c   Florell, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Granuloma annulare; Hemosiderin; HHV 8; Human herpesvirus 8; Iron; Kaposi sarcoma

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13A; CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 33847038019     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/GMH9CENH4909AWVB     Document Type: Article

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