The seroprevalence of Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV8) and its transmission pattern were assessed testing serum samples of 120 internationally adopted children (aged 1-15 years) coming from Eastern Europe. Determinations of IgG antibodies against both latent and lytic HHV-8 antigens were performed by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Antibodies were detected only for lytic antigen of the virus in 1...

Herpes virus which ordinarily produces in Cebus olivaceus monkeys an acutely fatal encephalitis closely resembling in time, symptoms and pathology the acute, herpetic disease of rabbits may-in more resistant individual monkeys-lead to a more prolonged malady which, while unquestionably produced with herpes virus, simulates with considerable accuracy the human disease of acute encephalitis, in s...

HIV destroys the immune system, causing group of clinical signs which are referred to as AIDS. Some of these signs are cutaneous in nature. An acute rash on the trunk is associated with HIV seroconversion. It usually disappears in 8 days but can last for several hours or 30 days. Infectious manifestations of HIV infection are common. Candidiasis represents 90% of mycoses. It usually manifes...

Jacobson and LaCasce have provided a thorough review of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs), but the authors did not completely cover the field. While the article describes the development of lymphoid tumors related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in patients who have received an organ transplant, it did not consider PTLDs developing after hematopoietic stem cell transplant, a con...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is human neurotropic virus. It becomes latent in dorsal root ganglia; it may reactivate and can cause dermatological manifestations; most common herpes zoster. Several neurological disorders occur such as encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis neuropathy. Longitudinally extensive transverse infrequent.The association of AQP4 antibody with has been documented few case re...

JEADV 2006, 20, 868–902 © 2006 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 889 4 Beasley KL, Cooley GE, Kao GF, Lowitt MH, Burnett JW, Aurelian L. Herpes simplex vegetans: atypical genital herpes infection in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. J Am Acad Dermatol 1997; 37: 860–863. 5 Samaratunga H, Weedon D, Musgrave N, McCallum N. Atypical presentation of herpes simplex (chron...

BACKGROUND Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), the infectious cause of Kaposi sarcoma, varies dramatically across Africa, suggesting that cofactors correlated with large-area geographic or environmental characteristics may influence risk of infection. Variation in HHV8 seropositivity across small-area regions within countries in Africa is unknown. We investigated this issue in Uganda, where Kaposi sarc...

Viral infection has been related to post-transplantation tumour development, particularly Epstein-Barr virus, human papillomavirus, hepatitis B and C viruses, and herpes virus 8. Recently, BK virus (BKV) has emerged as an important cause of tumour formation in solid organ transplant recipients. BKV oncogenic potential relates to the ability to inactivate the functions of tumour suppression prot...

We have developed and tested a method for printing protein microarrays on glass slides and using these microarrays in a comparative fluorescence assay to detect TORCH infections. We generated protein microarrays by printing antibodies to simultaneously determine infections of TORCH (toxoplasmosis-rubella-cytomegalovirus-herpes) by detecting antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, c...