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ArticleInfection2024

A variant of KSHV-associated inflammatory cytokine syndrome in elderly men of Mediterranean descent.

Konstantinos Liapis, Maria Bouzani, Vasileios Petrakis, Nikolaos I Anagnostopoulos, Ioannis Kotsianidis

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Article in Infection, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Konstantinos LiapisDepartment of Hematology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Maria BouzaniDepartment of Hematology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Vasileios PetrakisDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Second University Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 681 00, Alexandroupolis, Greece. vasilispetrakis1994@gmail.com.
Nikolaos I AnagnostopoulosDivision of General Internal Medicine, Georgios Gennimatas Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis KotsianidisDepartment of Hematology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
University Hospital of Alexandroupolis · GRDemocritus University of Thrace · GREvangelismos Hospital · GRGeneral Hospital of Athens G. Genimatas · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spectrum of HHV-8-associated disorders includes Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, multicentric Castleman's disease, and the recently described KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS), a life-threatening disorder complicating HIV infection. There have been no reports in the literature concerning non-immunosuppressed individuals affected with KICS. We report here a KICS-like illness occurring in two elderly Greek men without HIV infection or other recognizable cause of immunosuppression.

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Herpesvirus 8, HumanAgedCytokine Release SyndromeCytokinesGreeceHerpesviridae InfectionsHumansMaleSarcoma, KaposiCytokinesEpstein–Barr virus (EBV)Fever of unknown originHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisHemophagocytic syndromeHuman herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)Hyperinflammatory syndromeKaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS)Multicentric Castleman’s diseasePlasmacytosisSystemic hyperinflammation

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PMID38113021
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