Table 3.
Previously published studies regarding the relationship between HHV-8 and AS
| Authors | Number of cases |
Positivity for HHV-8 in AS % (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mc Donagh et al.7, 1996 | 24 | 29 (7/24) |
| Tomita et al.21, 1996 | 35 | none |
| Dictor et al.22, 1996 | 10 | none |
| Jin et al.23, 1996 | 15 | none |
| Koizumi et al.15, 1996 | 2 | 50 (1/2) |
| Gyulai et al.16, 1996 | 1 | 100 (1/1) |
| Gyulai et al.17, 1997 | 1 | 100 (1/1) |
| Takata et al.24, 1997 | 10 | none |
| Viviano et al.25, 1997 | 17 | none |
| Lasota et al.26, 1999 | 33 | none |
| Palacios et al.27, 1999 | 11 | none |
| Karpati et al.18, 2000 | 1 | 100 (1/1) |
| Remick et al.19, 2000 | 1 | 100 (1/1) |
| Fink-Puches et al.28, 2002 | 19 | none |
| Gessi et al.20, 2002 | 1 | 100 (1/1) |
| Kamiyama et al. 30, 2004 | 1 | none |
| Schmid et al. 6, 2005 | 40 | none |
| TOTAL | 222 | 0.06 (13/222) |
AS, angiosarcoma; HHV-8, herpes virus 8