title: Total body hyperthermia in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma in an HIV positive patient.
abstract: The effect of prolonged exposure to heat on the HIV has had limited exploration. This is the report of a 33-year-old white man with positive tests for HIV and multiple lesions of Kaposi's Sarcoma. The patient was exposed to total body hyperthermia of 42 degrees C for two hours. Three months following hyperthermia the patient feels improved. The lesions of Kaposi's Sarcoma have markedly regressed, and the T4 lymphocyte count has risen from 5 per cc to 330 per cc. HIV cultures (blood) remain negative. These data would indicate this modality of therapy has altered the progression of disease in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Atlanta Heart & Lung Clinic, GA 30312.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy