Kaposi's sarcoma and immune hemolysis
โ Scribed by Terrence J. Reidy; Alvin J. Cummins; Jefferson D. Upshaw; William H. West; Thomas McChesney
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an enigmatic tumour of uncertain histogenesis. Epidemiological data have long suggested that KS may be caused by an infectious agent, possibly sexually transmitted. Following the documentation of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) and its strong association with all forms of KS, it