Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection in the Lung in Multicentric Castleman's Disease.
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Japanese Society of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine
- Vol. 38 (3) , 279-282
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.38.279
Abstract
A 32-year-old female was admitted for evaluation of multiple infiltrates on a chest radiograph. A diagnosis of multicentric Castleman's disease was made on the basis of typical clinical manifestations. Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) revealed histological findings reported in lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia. Both the polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization with a probe specific for Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) sequences demonstrated the presence of KSHV in the TBLB sample.Keywords
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