| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. | a report entitled "kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocytosis carinii pneumonia among homosexual men in new york city and california" in the mmwr in july 1981 alerted the world to the appearance of a completely new disease. the opportunistic infections and cancers occurring in these patients had previously only been seen in patients who were immunosuppressed. homosexual men were the first as a major risk group to be identified. others quickly followed. the pattern of occurrence clearly indicated an infe ... | 1989 | 2599843 |
| cutaneous diseases in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients referred to the ucla immunosuppression skin clinic: reasons for referral and management of select diseases. | many nondermatologist physicians have become skilled at identifying and treating certain human immunodeficiency virus-related skin diseases. they are reserving referrals primarily for diagnostically or therapeutically challenging skin disorders. our purpose was to study the reasons for referral of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, and to review the management of select diseases. one-hundred and fifty human immunodeficiency virus-positive outpatients were evaluated consecutively for ... | 1995 | 7729163 |
| increased incidence of cancer among homosexual men, new york city and san francisco, 1978-1990. | several studies have shown that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) is associated with an increase in the incidence of kaposi's sarcoma and non-hodgkin's lymphoma among homosexual men. the role of hiv-1 in increasing the incidence of other malignancies is more controversial. the incidence of non-kaposi's sarcoma cancer was examined from 1978 to 1990 among 15,565 homosexual men who participated in studies of hepatitis b virus infection in the late 1970s in new york city, new york, and san ... | 1996 | 8916502 |
| increased human herpesvirus 8 seroprevalence in young homosexual men who have multiple sex contacts with different partners. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the behavioral risks that are associated with human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8) infection in a cohort of young homosexual men. seventy-nine subjects (ages 22-33 years) who completed a questionnaire about their sexual and drug use behavior over the preceding year were recruited from the san francisco young men's health study. plasma samples were tested for anti-hhv-8 antibodies using an indirect ifa. thirty-eight subjects (48.1%) were infected with hhv-8. hhv ... | 1999 | 9841846 |
| non-hodgkin's lymphoma: pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and treatment. | | 2001 | 11191128 |
| human herpesvirus 8 infection and kaposi's sarcoma among human immunodeficiency virus-infected and -uninfected women. | little is known about the epidemiology of human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8) infections among women. a cross-sectional study was conducted of hhv-8 infection among human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected and high-risk hiv-uninfected women. serological tests with noninduced (latent) and induced (lytic) hhv-8 antigens were used to detect infection among 2483 participants of a multisite cohort. reactivity to latent antigen was present in 4.1% and to induced antigens in 12.0% of women. seven of 8 women ... | 2001 | 11237842 |
| united states aids activity. | the tables in this report present data on cases reported to the centers for disease control by may 26, 1986, of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids). as of that date, a total of 21,065 cases (20,771 involving adults and 294 involving children under 18 years of age) had been reported. 11,541 (55%) of aids victims have died. the majority of cases in both the adult and pediatric populations have involved pneumocystis carinii pneumonia without kaposi's sarcoma. 47% of aids cases have occurr ... | 1986 | 12267771 |
| seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 among injection drug users in san francisco. | the association between injection drug use and human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8) was examined to investigate bloodborne transmission of the virus. in all, 1905 injection drug users (idus) enrolled in a cross-sectional study were tested for k8.1 antibodies to hhv-8 lytic antigen. logistic regression was used to adjust for demographic and sexual behavior variables. hhv-8 seroprevalence was 10% among women, 10% among heterosexual men, and 23% among men who have sex with men. in adjusted analyses, hhv-8 s ... | 2003 | 12660944 |
| awareness of kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus among men who have sex with men. | despite burgeoning scientific knowledge about kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (kshv), the etiologic agent of kaposi's sarcoma (ks), little is known about awareness of this virus in the general community. this is particularly the case for men who have sex with men (msm), the group at greatest risk for infection. | 2008 | 18665016 |