@article{611d305a81974ec08e248ba26fd9a609,
title = "Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome-like Clinical Presentation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Children in Malawi",
abstract = "We describe 7 human immunodeficiency virus-infected Malawian children with Kaposi sarcoma who met criteria for Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) inflammatory cytokine syndrome. Each presented with persistent fevers, bulky lymphadenopathy, massive hepatosplenomegaly, and severe cytopenias. Plasma analyses were performed in 2 patients, both demonstrating extreme elevations of KSHV viral load and interleukin 6.",
keywords = "Kaposi sarcoma, Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus, Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus inflammatory cytokine syndrome, human herpesvirus 8, pediatric oncology",
author = "El-Mallawany, {Nader Kim} and William Kamiyango and Jimmy Villiera and Peckham-Gregory, {Erin C.} and Scheurer, {Michael E.} and McAtee, {Casey L.} and Allen, {Carl E.} and Kovarik, {Carrie L.} and Dale Frank and Eason, {Anthony B.} and Carolina Caro-Vegas and Chiao, {Elizabeth Y.} and Schutze, {Gordon E.} and Ozuah, {Nmazuo W.} and Mehta, {Parth S.} and Kazembe, {Peter N.} and Dittmer, {Dirk P.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.",
year = "2019",
month = nov,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1093/cid/ciz250",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "69",
pages = "2022--2025",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "11",
}