LOSS OF IMMUNOCOMPETENCY IN HOMOSEXUALS: A NEW PROBLEM NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1982. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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LOSS OF IMMUNOCOMPETENCY IN HOMOSEXUALS: A NEW PROBLEM

South Med J; 75(5):516-518 1982. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/82620519
Hawkins JN; Smith JG; Dept. Dermatology, Medical Coll. Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912

Abstract: Loss of immunocompetency and increased frequency of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in homosexuals is discussed. High serum antibody titers to cytomegalovirus (CMV) were present in all KS patients in whom it was tested. Homosexuals have long been known to have an increased incidence of many infections including hepatitis A and B, amebiasis, giardiasis, gonorrhea, syphilis, condylomata acuminata, and CMV. CMV is believed to be sexually transmitted, and this virus has been demonstrated in both urine and semen. CMV has been shown to cause immunosuppression in mice and human beings. Whether CMV is oncogenic is not known. (12 Refs)
Keywords: Cytomegalovirus/ISOLATION & PURIF *Homosexuality Human *Immunocompetence Male Sarcoma, Kaposi's/ETIOLOGY/*IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY Substance Abuse JOURNAL ARTICLE

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