Immunohistochemical detection of the latent nuclear antigen-1 of the human herpesvirus type 8 to differentiate cutaneous epidemic Kaposi sarcoma and its histological simulators Detecção imuno-histoquímica do antígeno nuclear latente-1 do herpesvirus tipo 8 para diferenciar o sarcoma de Kaposi epidêmico cutâneo de seus simuladores histológicos

• Main Authors: Patricia Fonseca Pereira (Author), Tullia Cuzzi (Author), Maria Clara Gutierrez Galhardo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kaposi's sarcoma is the most common neoplasia diagnosed in AIDS patients and the expression of the human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) latent nuclear antigen-1 has been useful for its histological diagnosis. The aim of this study is to confirm that immunohistochemistry is a valuable tool for differenti...