Regression of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma during therapy with thalidomide

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 501-505

  Solèr, Rolf A ^b   Howard, Mark ^b   Brink, Nicola S ^b   Gibb, Diana ^b   Tedder, Richard S ^b   Nadal, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; THALIDOMIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MOUTH ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029811736     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.3.501     Document Type: Article

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