Table 1.

Results of PCR of 186 bp HHV-8 DNA fragment in positive control Kaposi's sarcoma, negative control cutaneous vascular lesions, and two cases of Kaposi's sarcoma-like pyogenic granuloma

Sample	Histological diagnosis	HHV-8 positive PCR
Positive control	HIV associated Kaposi's sarcoma	4/4
109-94	Case 1: Kaposi's sarcoma-like pyogenic granuloma	4/4
6634-00	Case 2: Kaposi's sarcoma-like pyogenic granuloma	4/4
5289-00	Epithelioid haemangioma	0/4
6974-00	Benign venous haemangioma	0/4
5278-98	Epithelioid angiosarcoma	0/4
7086-00	Capillary haemangioma	0/4
5344-00	Benign dermatofibroma	0/4
5278-00	Pyogenic granuloma	0/4

HHV-8, human herpesvirus 8; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.