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Kaposi's Sarcoma

This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a type of tumor characterized by bluish-red nodules on the skin or mucous membrane. Kaposi’s sarcoma was once a rare type of cancer. It now is the leading cancer among AIDS patients. Epidemiological evidence has suggested that an infectious agent is the probable cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma.  In 1994, the DNA of a new virus, human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) or Kaposi’s sarcoma associated human herpesvirus (KSHV) was found in samples of KS lesions. Evidence for a causative link between HHV-8 and Kaposi’s sarcoma is steadily accumulating.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts /  Selected publications   / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources

Guides
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Ackerman, A. Bernard and Geoffrey J. Gottlieb (eds.). Kaposi's sarcoma : a text and atlas.

QZ 345 K26s 1988

Friedman-Kien, Alvin E and Linda J. Laubenstein (eds.). AIDS : the epidemic of Kaposi's sarcoma and opportunistic infections.

WC 503 A29 1984

Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries
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Smith, Raymond A. (ed.).  Encyclopedia of AIDS : a social, political, cultural, and scientific record of the HIV epidemic.

REF WC 503 E629 1998

 

Lederberg, Joshua (ed.). Encyclopedia of microbiology.

REF QW 13 M527 1992

Delves, Peter J. (ed.). Encyclopedia of immunology, 2nd ed.

REF QW 513 E529 1998

 

Watstein, Sarah. The AIDS dictionary.

REF WC W2771998

Selected textbooks
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Arrand, J.R. and D.R. Harper (eds.).  Viruses and human cancer.

QW 166 V478 1998

 

Georgiev, Vassil.  Infectious diseases in immunocompromised hosts.

WC 100 G467 1998

 

Medveczky, Peter G. et al (eds.). Herpesviruses and immunity.

QW 165.5 .H3 H36 1998

 

Nathanson, Neal (ed.).  Viral pathogenesis.

QZ 65 V472 1997

Mandell, Gerald L., et al (eds.).  Mandell, Douglas and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases, 4th ed.

WC 100.3 P75 1995

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Suggested subject headings:	Sarcoma, Kaposi
	Communicable Diseases
	Herpesviridae
	Oncogenic Viruses
	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Selected journals
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Emerging infectious diseases. (e-journal)

Journal of infectious diseases. (e-journal)

Infectious disease clinics of North America. (e-journal)

European journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. (e-journal)

AIDS. (e-journal)

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes: JAIDS. (e-journal)

Journal of the National Cancer Institute: JNCI. (e-journal)

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Suggested subject headings:	Communicable Diseases  - Periodicals
	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - Periodicals
	Microbiology  - Periodicals
	Neoplasms - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

For article-level searching, log into the RML web site and select "Electronic Databases" from the drop-down box near the top of the page.  For this topic, you might try the following databases:

• Academic Search Elite
• Academic Search Premier
• Basic BIOSIS
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
• Ebsco Health Source: Consumer Edition
• ERIC
• Index Medicus & MEDLINE Database
• Newspaper Source

Suggested search terms:	Sarcoma, Kaposi
	Herpesvirus, Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated
	Herpesviridae
	AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
	Oncogenic Viruses
	Communicable Diseases

Selected Publications
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Scientific

 

Ganem D.  KSHV and Kaposi's sarcoma: the end of the beginning?   Cell. 1997 Oct 17; 91(2):157-60.

Chang Y, et al. Identification of herpesvirus-like DNA sequences in AIDS-associated sarcoma. Science. 1994 Dec 26; 266(5192):1865-9.

 

Gallo  RC. The enigmas of Kaposi's sarcoma.  Science. 1998 Dec 4; 282(5395):1837-9.

 

McNicholl JM, et al. Host genes and infectious diseases, HIV, other pathogens and a public health perspective.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 1999 Feb; 16(2):141-65.

 

Relman DA.  Detection and identification of previously unrecognized microbial pathogens. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 1998 Jul; 4(3):382-9.

 

Glesecke J. Choosing diseases for surveillance. Lancet. 1999 Jan 30; 353(9150):344.

 

Cassell GH.  Infectious causes of chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer.  Emerging Infectious Diseases. 1998 Jul; 4(3):475-87.

 

Perkins BA, et al.  Unexplained deaths due to possibly infectious causes in the United States: defining the problem and designing surveillance and laboratory approaches. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 1996 Jan; 2(1):47-53.

 

         Popular

Laver WG, et al.  Disarming flu viruses.  Scientific American. 1999 Jan; 281(1):78-87.

 

Larson E.  The flu hunters. Time. 1998  Feb 23; 151(7):54-64.

O'Brien SJ, et al.  In search of AIDS-resistance genes. Scientific American. 1997 Aug; 277(3):44-51.

 

Klein G. Malign evolution. Discover. 1997 Aug; 18(8):46-51.

De Kruif, Paul. Microbe Hunters. 

Z 112.5 .M3 D447 1926

Specialized sources

Gallo, Robert,  et al. Viruses and human cancer : proceedings of a UCLA symposium, held in Park City, Utah, February 2-9, 1986.

QW 166 V5ah 1986

 

Korber, Bette T.M., et al. HIV molecular immunology database, 1998.

REF QW 168.5 .H6 H4 1998

Infectious agents and pathogenesis. Check Rowland Medical Library Catalog for call numbers.

Department of Medicine. Division of Infectious Diseases. 601-984-5556.

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Harold Henderson, MD hhenderson@medicine.umsmed.edu

Selected electronic sources

Human Viral Pathogens

http://www.hhmi.org/science/cellbio/ganem.htm

 

American Museum of Natural History: Infection, Defection, Protection

http://www.amnh.org/explore/infection/

 

CDC: National Center for Infectious Diseases

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/ncid.htm

 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dieases

http://www.niaid.nih.gov

Author:  Sarah Adcock
Copyright 1999 (Rev 2006 by LMYoung)
Reference Department,
Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson