Kaposi's sarcoma associated with previous human herpesvirus 8 infection in heart transplant recipients.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) in a group of 150 patients awaiting heart transplants and to detect HHV-8 seroconversion after transplantation. Four patients were HHV-8 seropositive before transplantation, and one of them developed Kaposi's sarcoma. One patient converted to seropositive HHV-8 status after transplantation.
Emond
Jean-Philippe
JP
Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
Marcelin
Anne-Geneviève
AG
Dorent
Richard
R
Milliancourt
Catherine
C
Dupin
Nicolas
N
Frances
Camille
C
Agut
Henri
H
Gandjbakhch
Iradj
I
Calvez
Vincent
V
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral