title: Chronic human herpes virus 8 infection successfully treated with valganciclovir.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  : A 57 year old Italian female with a 3 year history of constituitional symptoms with non-HIV Kaposi sarcoma was referred to the immunology clinic. She was previously diagnosed with chronic human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) infection with positive HHV8 polymerase chain reaction in serum.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  : Is valganciclovir effective in treating chronic human herpes virus 8 infection without Multicentric Castleman's Disease (MCD)?
  
  
  RESULTS
  : She was started on valganciclovir, resulting in remission of her symptoms, improvement in inflammatory markers and clearing of detectable HHV8 viraemia
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  : Valganciclovir is effective in treating symptomatic HHV8 infections without MCD.
authors.affiliation: From the 1Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Campbelltown NSW, Australia; 2University of Western Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia; and 3St Vincent's Hospital, Department of Dermatology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Preda
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frankum