Successful treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-related Castleman's disease with interferon-alpha.
Multicentric Castleman's disease is an atypical lymphoproliferative disorder for which multiple chemotherapeutic regimens have been used without much success. Role of biological response modifiers like interferon used as a single agent is discussed in this case report.
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Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA. deepika@mailcity.com
Schechter
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Saini
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D007155:Immunologic Factors; D016898:Interferon-alpha