A 40-year-old HIV-positive patient on ART develops purple-violaceous lesions in the oral cavity and skin. Biopsy confirms Kaposi sarcoma (KS). He has ...

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A 40-year-old HIV-positive patient on ART develops purple-violaceous lesions in the oral cavity and skin. Biopsy confirms Kaposi sarcoma (KS). He has a CD4 count of 350 cells/µL and undetectable HIV viral load on ART. Which virus is the aetiological agent of KS?

Accepted Answer

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8/KSHV)

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Epstein-Barr virus (HHV-4)

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Cytomegalovirus (HHV-5)

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Human papillomavirus (HPV)

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HIV itself

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): KS Aetiology

A 40-year-old HIV-positive patient on ART develops purple-violaceous lesions in the oral cavity and skin. Biopsy confirms Kaposi sarcoma (KS). He has a CD4 count of 350 cells/µL and undetectable HIV viral load on ART. Which virus is the aetiological agent of KS?