Management of a patient with advanced AIDS and toxic epidermal necrolysis using human growth hormone and G-CSF

R J Bae; D P Orgill; M A DeBiasse; R Demling

doi:10.1089/apc.1997.11.125

Management of a patient with advanced AIDS and toxic epidermal necrolysis using human growth hormone and G-CSF

AIDS Patient Care STDS. 1997 Jun;11(3):125-9. doi: 10.1089/apc.1997.11.125.

Authors

R J Bae¹, D P Orgill, M A DeBiasse, R Demling

Affiliation

¹ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 11361785
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1997.11.125

Abstract

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a serious drug reaction that is occurring with increased frequency among those affected with HIV and AIDS. It carries a grave prognosis for those with advanced AIDS and massive skin involvement. We report a severe case of TEN treated with wound care, intravenous nutrition, human growth hormone (hgh), and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Adult
Fatal Outcome
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / therapeutic use*
Human Growth Hormone / therapeutic use*
Humans
Male
Parenteral Nutrition
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / etiology*
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / therapy*

Substances

Human Growth Hormone
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor