Kaposi’s sarcoma as manifestation of immunosuppression in organ transplant recipients

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-92

  Aebischer, M C ^a   Zala, L B ^a   Branthen, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Immunosuppression; Kaposirsquo s sarcoma

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BLEOMYCIN; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETOPOSIDE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

EID: 0030748412     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245703     Document Type: Article

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