Chronic human herpes virus 8 infection successfully treated with valganciclovir

: 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. : Is valganciclov...

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Published in:The World Allergy Organization journal 2009-07, Vol.2 (7), p.128-129
Main Authors: Yun, James J, Preda, Veronica, Frankum, Brad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health aspects
Herpes
Herpesvirus diseases
Infection
Original Research
Sarcoma
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Summary:: 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. : Is valganciclovir effective in treating chronic human herpes virus 8 infection without Multicentric Castleman's Disease (MCD)? : She was started on valganciclovir, resulting in remission of her symptoms, improvement in inflammatory markers and clearing of detectable HHV8 viraemia : Valganciclovir is effective in treating symptomatic HHV8 infections without MCD.
ISSN:1939-4551
1939-4551
DOI:10.1097/WOX.0b013e3181abe7b6