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Kaposi's sarcoma

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PATHOGENS

HHV-8, a gamma herpes virus, also known as Kaposi sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), is etiologic agent of all clinical variants of KS (also causes multicentricCastleman disease , primary effusion lymphoma, and Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus inflammatory cytokine syndrome - KICS).

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Last updated: January 5, 2017

Citation

Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Kaposi's Sarcoma." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/all/Kaposi's_sarcoma.

Hoffmann CJ. Kaposi's sarcoma. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/all/Kaposi's_sarcoma. Accessed December 15, 2018.

Hoffmann, C. J. (2017). Kaposi's sarcoma. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/all/Kaposi's_sarcoma

Hoffmann CJ. Kaposi's Sarcoma [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2018 December 15]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545113/all/Kaposi's_sarcoma

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