Chronic Human Herpes Virus 8 Infection Successfully Treated With Valganciclovir

James J. Yun, MBBS; Veronica Preda, MBBS(Hons), BSc(Med); Brad Frankum, BMed(Hons), FRACP

World Allergy Organization Journal (Jan 2009)

Chronic Human Herpes Virus 8 Infection Successfully Treated With Valganciclovir

James J. Yun, MBBS,
Veronica Preda, MBBS(Hons), BSc(Med),
Brad Frankum, BMed(Hons), FRACP

Affiliations

James J. Yun, MBBS: Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Campbelltown NSW, Australia; University of Western Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia
Veronica Preda, MBBS(Hons), BSc(Med): Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Campbelltown NSW, Australia; St Vincent’s Hospital, Department of Dermatology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Corresponding author.
Brad Frankum, BMed(Hons), FRACP: Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Campbelltown NSW, Australia; University of Western Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 7
pp. 128 – 129

Abstract

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Background: A 57 year old Italian female with a 3 year history of constituitional symptoms with non-HIV Kaposi sarcoma was referred to the immunology clinic. She was previously diagnosed with chronic human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) infection with positive HHV8 polymerase chain reaction in serum.Objective: Is valganciclovir effective in treating chronic human herpes virus 8 infection without Multicentric Castleman's Disease (MCD)?Results: She was started on valganciclovir, resulting in remission of her symptoms, improvement in inflammatory markers and clearing of detectable HHV8 viraemiaConclusion: Valganciclovir is effective in treating symptomatic HHV8 infections without MCD. Keywords: human herpes virus 8, valganciclovir, Kaposi sarcoma

Published in World Allergy Organization Journal

ISSN: 1939-4551 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy
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