Successful treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection with etretinate. Report of 2 cases
Two patients who presented with severe Reiter's syndrome were found to have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Their arthritis and cutaneous lesions responded poorly to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and topical corticosteroid therapy. Dramatic improvement of the arthritis and c...
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th-cmuir.6653943832-35272014-08-30T02:34:59Z Successful treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection with etretinate. Report of 2 cases Louthrenoo W. Two patients who presented with severe Reiter's syndrome were found to have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Their arthritis and cutaneous lesions responded poorly to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and topical corticosteroid therapy. Dramatic improvement of the arthritis and cutaneous lesions was seen 4 weeks after etretinate was added to the treatment. The potential role of etretinate in the treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with HIV infection is emphasized. 2014-08-30T02:34:59Z 2014-08-30T02:34:59Z 1993 Case Reports 0315-162X 8371230 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3527 eng |
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Two patients who presented with severe Reiter's syndrome were found to have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Their arthritis and cutaneous lesions responded poorly to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and topical corticosteroid therapy. Dramatic improvement of the arthritis and cutaneous lesions was seen 4 weeks after etretinate was added to the treatment. The potential role of etretinate in the treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with HIV infection is emphasized. |
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Successful treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection with etretinate. Report of 2 cases |
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Successful treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection with etretinate. Report of 2 cases |
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Successful treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection with etretinate. Report of 2 cases |
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Successful treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection with etretinate. Report of 2 cases |
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Successful treatment of severe Reiter's syndrome associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection with etretinate. Report of 2 cases |
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