Publications

aids related kaposi's sarcoma presenting with palatal and eyelid nodule.	kaposi sarcoma is a low-grade vascular neoplasm associated with human herpesvirus-8 (hhv8) infection. although india has a large hiv infected population, kaposi's sarcoma is rare and only 12 cases of aids related kaposi's sarcoma from india have been reported in the published literature to our knowledge. the 50% of total cases in india has been reported from mumbai. the incidence of aids related kaposi's sarcoma is increasing as more than 50% of the cases are reported in 2008 to 2010.	2012	23405543
exploitation of cellular cytoskeletons and signaling pathways for cell entry by kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and the closely related rhesus rhadinovirus.	as obligate intracellular pathogens, viruses depend on the host cell machinery to complete their life cycle. kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (kshv) is an oncogenic virus causally linked to the development of kaposi's sarcoma and several other lymphoproliferative malignancies. kshv entry into cells is tightly regulated by diverse viral and cellular factors. in particular, kshv actively engages cellular integrins and ubiquitination pathways for successful infection. emerging evidence sugge ...	2012	23420076
[drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (dress)].	dress (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) is a syndrome classically considered as a severe cutaneous drug adverse reaction. but visceral manifestations (renal, liver, lung, heart...) may be at the forefront. it presents clinically as an exanthema evolving to erythroderma with facial edema, associated with lymphadenopathy, high fever, visceral involvement (hepatitis, renal failure, pneumonitis, or hemophagocytic syndrome), eosinophilia preceded by lymphopenia and/or atypical l ...	2012	23424909
evaluation of c-kit expression in classic kaposi's sarcoma in a cohort of egyptian patients.	kaposi's sarcoma (ks) is an angioproliferative disorder associated with human herpesvirus 8 infection. classic ks is the most prevalent type of ks in countries of the mediterranean basin including egypt. several in vitro studies have detected c-kit expression in aids related-ks however, only a few studies addressed this issue in the classic type with no data on the ethnicity of studied cases. the prospect of installing targeted anti- c-kit treatment to ks patients presents a promising avenue in ...	2012	23587226
cutaneous viral dermatoses in dogs and cats.	cutaneous viral dermatoses are often underdiagnosed in dogs and cats because they are rare, and because it is difficult to identify an exact causative agent. even so, practitioners in primary care may encounter some characteristic clinical features. this article reviews commonly encountered dermatoses, particularly papillomavirus-associated dermatoses in dogs and cats. it also provides a brief overview of several other dermatoses associated with feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus, felv, and ...	2012	23677843
genotyping of the pseudorabies virus by multiplex pcr followed by restriction enzyme analysis.	suid herpesvirus 1 (suhv-1) is the causative agent of aujeszky's disease. the infectious agent has only one serotype, but it was classified by restriction enzyme analysis of the whole genome into four genotypes, named i to iv. the aim of this study was to standardize a rapid method for genotyping suhv-1 without virus isolation, using a multiplex-pcr followed by enzymatic restriction analysis. the complete genome of the virus was analyzed in silico to determine the restriction sites for the enzym ...	2011	23724304