Prevalence of coinfections, HIV, Human Herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) viremia, laboratory parameters, and cytokines in the experimental and control groups.
HHV-8 viremia, HIV-polymorphic lymphoproliferative disorder
Reference normal values: IL6 3.4 pg./ml, IL10 9.1 pg./ml, TNF 8.1 (for IFNγ we use the average measurement in samples of 30 healthy subjects 1.8 pg/ml SD 0.8pg/ml).Thirty-five (87%) patients had HHV-8 viremia at baseline alone or in combination with EBV or CMV (19 EG and 16 CG). Nine (22.5%) patients had pulmonary KS involvement four (20%) in the CG group and five (25%) in the EG. Eleven patients (27.5%) were diagnosed with HIV-polymorphic lymphoproliferative disorder [