Kaposi sarcoma and quinine: A potentially overlooked triggering factor in millions of Africans

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 434-436

  Ruocco, Vincenzo ^a   Ruocco, Eleonora ^a   Schwartz, Robert A ^b   Janniger, Camila K ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

carcinogenesis; immunosuppression; Kaposi sarcoma; malaria; quinine

Indexed keywords

QUININE; QUININE DERIVATIVE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 78751519515     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.12.016     Document Type: Editorial

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