title: Kaposi's sarcoma in the era of HAART-an update on mechanisms, diagnostics and treatment.
abstract: Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) signified the AIDS epidemic in the 1980's and led to the discovery of the eighth human herpesvirus, KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), as the causative agent for this disease. Today we know a lot about KSHV and can begin to understand, diagnose and treat KS as a viral disease rather than another sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7290, USA. ddittmer@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Dirk P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Dittmer
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vahrson
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staudt
authors.forename: Chelsey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hilscher
authors.forename: Farnaz D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Fakhari
mesh_terms: D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy