HHV8 associated Kaposi's sarcoma during triple immunosuppressive treatment with cyclosporin A, azathioprine, and prednisolone for ocular Behçet's disease and complete remission of both disorders with interferon alpha

Ann Rheum Dis. 2001 Jan;60(1):83-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.60.1.83.

Authors

I Kötter¹, C Aepinus, F Graepler, V Gärtner, A K Eckstein, N Stübiger, B Kaskas, M Zierhut, B Bültmann, R Kandolf, L Kanz

Affiliation

¹ University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology, Immunology and Rheumatology, Otfried-Müller-Str 10, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. ina.koetter@med.uni-tuebingen.de

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy*
Herpesvirus 8, Human / isolation & purification*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
Interferon alpha-2
Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use
Male
Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections / immunology*
Recombinant Proteins
Sarcoma, Kaposi / drug therapy
Sarcoma, Kaposi / immunology*

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Interferon alpha-2
Interferon-alpha
Recombinant Proteins