Sarcoidosis Vasc Dif
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Sarcoidosis Vasc Dif · Jun 2005
Comparative StudyHHV-8 and EBV are not commonly found in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (IPF/UIP) is a diffuse and progressive lung disease whose pathogenesis is incompletely understood. Recently, the presence of Herpesvirus-specific DNA was detected in the large majority of cases of a series of IPF/UIP and other lung interstitial diseases. We have therefore tested our own IPF/UIP series for the presence of HHV-8 and EBV proteins. ⋯ We conclude that EBV and HHV-8 are not involved in the pathogenesis of IPF/UIP.