CASE-REPORT - THE EFFECT OF A CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE, BG-104 IN 2 HIV-POSITIVE HEMOPHILIACS

The BG-104, a Chinese herbal medicine, has been reported to restore de creased plasma superoxide scavenging activity. This report showed in v ivo effect of BG-104 on two patients with hemophilia A infected with h uman immunodeficiency virus by infusions of the concentrated Factor VI II. Both patients, showed a peripheral CD4(+) T-lymphocytopenia for mo re than half a year. BG-104 was administered daily and follow-up obser vations were continued for 3 years. The number of CD4(+) T-lymphocytes remained relatively constant during BG-104 treatment without disease progression.