Perplexity on the K.S. Revolution in AIDS Nosology and the HHV-8 Problem in Healthcare Workers
Frequency and anatomic distribution of lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: An autopsy series - ScienceDirect Make the case that these autopsies suggest something is wrong with the HHV-8 theory of K.S. The 1985 AIDS autopsy series actually undercuts a simple “HHV‑8 causes KS” story because it shows that, in advanced AIDS, KS behaves more like a systemic, immune‑driven lymphoid/vascular process than a discrete, virus‑driven tumor seeded in a few sites. That pattern is hard to reconcile with a model in which a single, necessary herpesvirus infection is the primary and sufficient driver of the disease. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih +1 Key findings from the autopsy series From the PubMed abstract of “Frequency and anatomic distribution of lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: an autopsy series” (Hum Pathol 1985;16:447–56): 52 AIDS autopsies were reviewed, including Haitians, homosexual men, IV drug users, hemop...