Human Herpesvirus 8-Related Childhood Mononucleosis

Rong‐Long Chen, Jung-Chung Lin, Pen‐Jung Wang, Chan Ping Lee, Yung-Hsiang Hsu

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2004 · 28 citations · 19 references

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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.

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