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A relapsing inflammatory syndrome and active human herpesvirus 8 infection
- Source :
- The New England Journal of Medicine. July 14, 2005, Vol. 353 Issue 2, p156, 8 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- A description about an immunocompetent 61-year old woman who was negative for human immunodeficiency virus and who had recurrent human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection associated with a relapsing systematic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, edema and rash is presented. The HHV-8 infection, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)- associated herpesvirus developed 10 months after the initial clinical presentation.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00284793
- Volume :
- 353
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.135326099