LONG-TERM REMISSION OF KAPOSIS-SARCOMA FOLLOWING FOSCARNET TREATMENT IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS

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MORFELDT, L [1 ]
TORSSANDER, J [1 ]
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[1] SODER SJUKHUSET,DEPT DERMATOL,STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN
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10.3109/00365549409008645
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R51 [传染病];
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Five patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (epidemic KS) were treated with foscarnet 180 mg/kg/day i.v. for 10 days. Four of them suffered from severe immunodeficiency with CD4 cell counts below 30 x 10(6)/l. Three of the patients went into long-term remission of KS. One patient was free of relapse for 12 months and 2 patients are still in remission after an observation period of 13 and 20 months respectively. The results suggest a possible role of foscarnet in the treatment of epidemic KS.
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