Iwarson S; Infektionskliniken, Ostra sjukhuset, Goteborg, Sweden
The recent considerable increase in the incidences of opportunistic infections and Kaposi s sarcomas among homosexual men in the United States of America and their possible causes are discussed. The factor common to both phenomena is a general immunosuppression which may be due to
Environ Health Perspect. 1982 Feb;43:9-19. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/82138718
Heise ER
Impairment of any of the major components of the immune system (T-cells, B-cells phagocytes, complement) may result in clinical immunodeficiency. Immune defects can arise from intrinsic or heritable defects of lymphoid elements, failure of normal cellular differentiation, viral infection or other acquired causes. Clin
Lancet. 1982 Feb 20;1(8269):412-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/82147336
Goedert JJ; Neuland CY; Wallen WC; Greene MH; Mann DL; Murray C; Strong DM; Fraumeni JF Jr; Blattner WA
To evaluate the recent outbreak of Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) and opportunistic infections in homosexual men, clinical, virological, and immunological data on two homosexual men with KS and on fifteen healthy homosexual volunteers were collected. Both KS patients had regularly used amyl or butyl nitrite (AN); they had low