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| Title |
Chronic Human Herpes Virus 8 Infection Successfully Treated With Valganciclovir
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| Published in |
World Allergy Organization Journal, July 2009
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| DOI | 10.1097/wox.0b013e3181abe7b6 |
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| Authors |
James J Yun, Veronica Preda, Brad Frankum |
| Abstract |
: A 57 year old Italian female with a 3 year history of constituitional symptoms with non-HIV Kaposi sarcoma was referred to the immunology clinic. She was previously diagnosed with chronic human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) infection with positive HHV8 polymerase chain reaction in serum. : Is valganciclovir effective in treating chronic human herpes virus 8 infection without Multicentric Castleman's Disease (MCD)? : She was started on valganciclovir, resulting in remission of her symptoms, improvement in inflammatory markers and clearing of detectable HHV8 viraemia : Valganciclovir is effective in treating symptomatic HHV8 infections without MCD. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 1 | 100% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 100% |