Successful treatment of idiopathic colitis and proctitis using thalidomidein persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Authors
Fu, CS Conteas, CN LaRiviere, MJ
Citation
Cs. Fu et al., Successful treatment of idiopathic colitis and proctitis using thalidomidein persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS PAT CA, 12(12), 1998, pp. 903-906
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS
ISSN journal
10872914 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
903 - 906
Database
ISI
SICI code
1087-2914(199812)12:12<903:STOICA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Gastrointestinal ulcerations in persons infected with HIV have many causes, the most common being opportunistic infections and neoplasms. Recently, id iopathic ulcerative lesions of the colon and rectum have been described. Tw o cases are reported of idiopathic colonic and anorectal inflammation and u lceration which failed traditional therapies but responded to thalidomide w ith complete clinical and histologic resolution.