Multicentric Castleman's disease in 2 patients with HIV infection, unresponsive to antiviral therapy.
Two HIV infected patients with multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) and Kaposi's sarcoma are reported. Both died despite combination antiretroviral therapy including protease inhibitors.
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Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Departement Klinische Wetenschappen, Antwerpen, België.
Colebunders
R
R
Schroyens
W
W
Van Droogenbroeck
J
J
De Droogh
E
E
Depraetere
K
K
De Raeve
H
H
Van Marck
E
E
D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D017245:Foscarnet / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D017245:Foscarnet; D011241:Prednisone