Human Herpesvirus 8 in Perinatally HIV-infected Children with Interstitial Lung Disease
Author(s) -
Marcelo Comerlato Scottá,
Alexandre Todorovic Fabro,
Paula Renata Lima Machado,
Simone G. Ramos,
Maria Célia Cervi,
Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca,
Fabrízio Motta,
Bento Vidal de Moura Negrini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of tropical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1465-3664
pISSN - 0142-6338
DOI - 10.1093/tropej/fmx080
Subject(s) - medicine , interstitial lung disease , lung , human herpesvirus 6 , pathology , cytomegalovirus , pneumonitis , pathogenesis , immunohistochemistry , immunology , herpesviridae , virus , viral disease
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is associated with the pathogenesis of Kaposi Sarcoma and interstitial pneumonitis in adults. This study aims to evaluate association between HHV-8 and interstitial lung disease in HIV-infected children.
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