2 AIDS PATIENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING PANCREATITIS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED, ONE WITH GANCICLOVIR THE OTHER WITH FOSCARNET

Authors
COLEBUNDERS R VANDENABBEELE K FLEERACKERS Y BOLS K LACHENAL M VANDAMME L
Citation
R. Colebunders et al., 2 AIDS PATIENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING PANCREATITIS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED, ONE WITH GANCICLOVIR THE OTHER WITH FOSCARNET, Acta Clinica Belgica, 49(5), 1994, pp. 229-232
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Acta Clinica Belgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015512
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
229 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5512(1994)49:5<229:2APWLP>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Two AIDS patients, clinically suspected to have cytomegalovirus (CMV) pancreatitis are described. The first patient was successfully treated with ganciclovir 10 mg/kg/day. This patient refused ganciclovir maint enance treatment and developed 3 other episodes of pancreatitis which responded each time to ganciclovir. The second patient was successfull y treated with foscarnet 200 mg/kg/day followed by maintenance foscarn et treatment 100 mg/kg/day. No pancreatitis relapse was observed.