15 November 2022: Image Quiz #95

Authors: Samuel Bidot, M.D.Saja Asakrah, M.D., Ph.D.

This specimen is a touch imprint obtained from an axillary lymph node of a 35 year old white man with HIV. Which of the following viruses is associated with this disease and with what frequency?

Select an answer:

A. Epstein-Barr virus in 30% of cases

B. Epstein-Barr virus in > 95% of cases

C. Human herpesvirus 8 in 50% of cases

D. Human herpesvirus 8 in > 95% of cases

E. Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 in > 95% of cases

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