title: Kaposi's sarcoma associated with previous human herpesvirus 8 infection in heart transplant recipients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Emond
authors.forename: Anne-Geneviève
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Marcelin
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dorent
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milliancourt
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dupin
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frances
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Agut
authors.forename: Iradj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gandjbakhch
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Calvez
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral