Use of lithium in maintaining T-cell functions in persons with documented acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
This article presents two patients with human immunodeficiency virus who were treated with lithium and describes the possible effect the lithium may have had on their T-cell systems.
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Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008094:Lithium / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*
D008094:Lithium