{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus is the eighth human herpes virus; its formal name according to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses is HHV-8. It causes development of cutaneous lesions such as macules, plaques, and nodules, and may invade tissues such as lymph nodes. Studies show this virus is associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and multicentric Castleman"},{"type":"text","value":"'"},{"type":"text","value":"s disease. The HHV-8 antibody labels the latent nuclear antigen protein via immunohistochemistry."}]}]}