Opportunistic Infections and Kaposi's Sarcoma Among Haitians: Evidence of a New Acquired Immunodeficiency State

E. Pitchenik, Arthur; A. FISCHL, MARGARET; M. DICKINSON, GORDON; M. BECKER, DANIEL; M. FOURNIER, ARTHUR; T. O'CONNELL, MARK; M. COLTON, ROBERT; J. SPIRA, THOMAS

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-98-3-277

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Opportunistic Infections and Kaposi's Sarcoma Among Haitians: Evidence of a New Acquired Immunodeficiency State

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Mar 1, 1983

Authors:

Arthur E. Pitchenik

MARGARET A. FISCHL

GORDON M. DICKINSON

Abstract

Twenty Haitian patients, hospitalized from 1 April 1980 to 20 June 1982, had Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, central nervous system toxoplasmosis, esophageal candidiasis, cryptococcosis, disseminated cytomegalovirus, progressive herpes simplex virus, chronic enteric coccidiosis, or invasive Kaposi's...

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Medicine

Esophageal candidiasis

Pneumocystis carinii

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