title: Human herpesvirus 8-related childhood mononucleosis: a series of three cases.
abstract: Human herpesvirus 8 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a limited subset of lymphoproliferative disorders in adults, but its role in children is unclear. A prospective evaluation of children with atypical lymphocytosis residing in the Hualien area, where the incidence of adult Kaposi sarcoma is high, revealed 3 cases caused by human herpesvirus 8.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan, Republic of China. rongchen@mail.tcu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Rong-Long
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jung-Chung
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Pen-Jung
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chan Ping
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yung-Hsiang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology