title: Heightened cutaneous reactions to mosquito bites in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving zidovudine.
abstract: Three patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome noted changing cutaneous reactions to mosquito bites one to three months after starting zidovudine therapy. Enhanced T-cell function is one possibility for the heightened response to mosquito bites in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000276:immunology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D015215:Zidovudine