Clinical effect of glucocorticoids on Kaposi sarcoma related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Autor: Gill, Parkash S., Loureiro, Carmen, Bernstein-Singer, Marjorie, Rarick, Mark U., Sattler, Fred, Levine, Alexandra M., Gill, P S, Loureiro, C, Bernstein-Singer, M, Rarick, M U, Sattler, F, Levine, A M
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Zdroj: Annals of Internal Medicine; 6/1/89, Vol. 110 Issue 11, p937-940, 4p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Reports the accelerated clinical progression of Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-infected patients who received either prednisone or dexamethasone therapy for the treatment of an opportunistic infection or AIDS related lymphoma. Relation between steroids and described growth factors that enhance the growth of Kaposi sarcoma; Clinical results of patients who received glucocorticoid therapy for Kaposi sarcoma; Implication of steroid on the development of Kaposi sarcoma in renal transplant recipients.
Databáze: Complementary Index