Human Herpesvirus 8 and Pulmonary Hypertension

oleh: Emanuele Nicastri, Carmine Dario Vizza, Fabrizio Carletti, Stefania Cicalini, Roberto Badagliacca, Roberto Poscia, Giuseppe Ippolito, Francesco Fedele, Nicola Petrosillo

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-09-01

Deskripsi

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) antibodies were detected in 1 of 33 patients with pulmonary hypertension (including in 1 of 16 with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension), 5 of 29 with cystic fibrosis, and 3 of 13 with interstitial lung disease. No relationship between HHV-8 infection and pulmonary hypertension was found.