The effect of intralesional injections of cidofovir, a nucleotide analog with potent in vitro activity against human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), was studied in vivo in an HIV-negative patient with classical Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). After five weekly injections of the drug, no clinical, histological, immuno
The theràpeutic effect of intralesional interferon in classical Kaposi's sarcoma
✍ Scribed by A. TRATTNER; Z. REIZIS; M. DAVID; A. INGBER; J. HAGLER; M. SANDBANK
- Book ID
- 108664377
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Volume
- 129
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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